Cessna 208B N715HE accident near Kipnuk, Alaska

Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to land long on the icy snow-covered runway, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

NTSB analysis

The pilot of the scheduled commuter flight reported that following a normal landing approach, he landed long to avoid a bump in the runway. He applied the brakes during the landing roll, but realized the airplane was still traveling too fast to stop on the snow and ice-covered runway. He said he did not have enough area to abort the landing and applied maximum brakes. The airplane overran the departure end of the runway and impacted a ditch, coming to rest right wing and nose low. The pilot said that there were no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. The right wing sustained structural damage.

Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ANC11LA009 for the full record.