NTSB Identification: ANC83LA013
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, November 10, 1982 in FORT YUKON, AK
Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/10/1983
Aircraft: BEECH A36, registration: N36829
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.DURING A NIGHT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 03 AT FORT YUKON, AK, THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO ACTIVATE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, AS PRESCRIBED ON THE JEPPESON APPROACH CHART, AND MISTOOK A ROW OF WHITE LIGHTS ON BUILDINGS AS THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. UPON LANDING ON A PARKING RAMP THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AFTER RUNNING OFF THE RAMP INTO DEEP SNOW AND BRUSH.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION..INATTENTIVE..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
MISSED APPROACH..NOT USED..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
AIRPORT FACILITIES,RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS..NOT OPERATING
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT..NOT ATTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES..INADEQUATE..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
LIGHT CONDITION..DARK NIGHT
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..SNOW COVERED
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