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ANC11LA007

2011-01-03 · New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PANW

N9001 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (XAG P100 PRO), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's misjudgment of the runway surface condition, resulting in an aborted landing and collision with rising terrain during the ensuing takeoff attempt.

Factual narrative

On January 3, 2011, about 1350 Alaska standard time, a Beechcraft E18S-9700 airplane, N9001, sustained substantial damage during the takeoff phase of an aborted landing at the New Stuyahok Airport, New Stuyahok, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by Air Supply Alaska, Inc., Kenai, Alaska, as a visual flight rules(VFR) cargo flight under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 135, when the accident occurred. The solo airline transport pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and company flight following was in effect. In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge, dated January 6, the pilot reported that upon touching down on the ice-covered runway, he realized that the runway was slicker than anticipated. He wrote that he applied power to abort the landing, but was unable to out-climb the rising terrain at the end of the runway. The airplane collided with terrain, and both wings and the fuselage received substantial damage. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical issues with the airplane that precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the runway at the destination airport was ice-covered, and that upon touchdown the surface was slicker than he had anticipated. He aborted the landing by applying full power to take off. The airplane was unable to out-climb the rising terrain at the end of the runway, and it collided with terrain, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical issues with the airplane that precluded its normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface-Snow/slush/ice covered surface-Contributed to outcome
  • C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Aircraft capability-Climb capability-Capability exceeded
  • C Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Identification/recognition-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2011_ANC11LA007.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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