Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing flare resulting in substantial damage to the left wing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that, while landing on Runway 32, a remote snow-covered gravel runway, just prior to touchdown, the left wing dropped, which resulted in a hard landing. The left wing then struck a snow berm and the airplane to spun 180°. A post-accident inspection revealed that there was substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ANC24LA007 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Dec 6, 2023
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- New Stuyahok, Alaska
- Nearest airport
- New Stuyahok (PANW)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech 200
- N-number
- N98RA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 135 (charter and commuter)
- Purpose of flight
- UNK
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.