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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ANC25LA081

2025-08-01 Anchorage, Alaska, United States Airport · MRI None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N645AT

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 208B

Year of manufacture

2013 · 12 years old at event

Engine

P&W CANADA PT6A-140 (867 hp)

Seats / Engines

12 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20130330

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A877E0

Registrant of record

HINTERLAND HOLDINGS LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s decision to continue an unstabilized approach, which resulted in a landing touchdown with insufficient runway remaining and a subsequent runway overrun and a collision with a fence.

Factual narrative

The operator reported that to comply with the straight-in arrival procedure at the airport, the pilot was required to make a steeper approach to the runway, and he did not decelerate the airplane to a normal landing speed during the approach. As the approach continued, the airplane passed over the runway threshold faster than anticipated, resulting in an inadvertent, midfield touchdown. After touchdown, the pilot determined that there was not enough runway to safely abort the landing, so he continued the landing roll. He applied reverse thrust and hard braking, but the airplane overran the runway, collided with an airport perimeter fence, crossed six lanes of traffic before coming to rest in an open grass field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing lift strut. The operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

  • Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Aircraft capability-Landing distance-Capability exceeded
  • Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Aircraft capability-Braking capability-Capability exceeded
  • Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Pilot
  • Personnel issues-Psychological-Perception/orientation/illusion-Situational awareness-Pilot
  • Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Delayed action-Pilot
  • Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Airspeed-Not attained/maintained
  • Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Descent/approach/glide path-Not attained/maintained
  • Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Incorrect action selection-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_ANC25LA081.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.