Oct 18, 2019, 12:12 am
PenAir/RAVN Flight (AS 3296) Overshoots Runway in DUT (10/17/2019)
Oct 18, 2019, 1:04 pm
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I am assuming, maybe wrongly, that the fatality must be related to the propeller striking ground/breaking/entering cabin? The airframe looks pretty much intact, considering circumstances so The major injuries would be most likely improper/unbuckled bets, prop strike, and maybe some whiplash-type injuries?
Oct 18, 2019, 2:01 pm
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Oct 18, 2019, 2:06 pm
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Very sad. I never enjoy landing at DUT. Thankfully, I am able to plane ahead and wait for a good "weather window" whenever heading to the Aleutians (or anywhere in Alaska for that matter).
Oct 18, 2019, 2:17 pm
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Oct 18, 2019, 2:24 pm
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Oct 18, 2019, 2:36 pm
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One thing that doesn't make sense about the Dutch Harbor runway excursion.. why did the plane land WITH the wind? Landed on RWY13, winds 300 @ 21, gusting to 27. Wet runway too
That last turn to intercept RWY31 is tight, you'd probably want to come from the SW rather than NE... so that means overflying by a bit...
"USABLE DISTANCE OF VASI 1.4 MILES DUE TO MOUNTAIN"
TORA is 4500 on RWY13, 4377 on RWY31... maybe that's why? Just seems like a cavalier thing to do with those conditions
That last turn to intercept RWY31 is tight, you'd probably want to come from the SW rather than NE... so that means overflying by a bit...
"USABLE DISTANCE OF VASI 1.4 MILES DUE TO MOUNTAIN"
TORA is 4500 on RWY13, 4377 on RWY31... maybe that's why? Just seems like a cavalier thing to do with those conditions
Oct 18, 2019, 3:00 pm
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The plane crashed at around 5:45 p.m. after a missed approach on the first attempt to land, according to preliminary information from Clint Johnson, Alaska chief for the National Transportation Safety Board.
“The accident happened on the second landing attempt," Johnson said.
Oct 18, 2019, 3:27 pm
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I am assuming, maybe wrongly, that the fatality must be related to the propeller striking ground/breaking/entering cabin? The airframe looks pretty much intact, considering circumstances so The major injuries would be most likely improper/unbuckled bets, prop strike, and maybe some whiplash-type injuries?
Oct 18, 2019, 3:39 pm
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Conversely, the only mainland destinations served by AS/QX without towers are: PUW, EAT, SBS
Oct 18, 2019, 4:15 pm
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That many? I think in British Columbia there's only 10 towers (if my math is right) with only 2 being 24/7 (YVR, YQQ)
Oct 18, 2019, 4:19 pm
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Oct 18, 2019, 7:08 pm
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More info on the runway accident at Dutch Harbor from Aviation Herald. One passenger dead from
propeller strike to fuselage. Another passenger medevac to Anchorage, and several in hospital
in Dutch Harbor.
Accident: Pen SB20 at Unalaska on Oct 17th 2019, overran runway on landing
propeller strike to fuselage. Another passenger medevac to Anchorage, and several in hospital
in Dutch Harbor.
Accident: Pen SB20 at Unalaska on Oct 17th 2019, overran runway on landing
Oct 21, 2019, 10:22 pm
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Landed on the flight just before this fortunately. We were held in Anchorage a night because of the high winds on the island. We approached from the other direction and as usual, the landing is always quite an adventure. Our pilot stuck it on the first try. The island was in quite the panic with word of a crash landing. Pictures from the interior show a good piece of propellor lodged into the interior of the plane. This was shared with me. I was told it was from a Cordova Swim Team member. The exterior photos show the hole from it as well as the damage to the left propellor. Quite tragic. My flight home was rescheduled from Sunday until next Saturday at the earliest while they investigated the wreck. They cleared the runway and I was able to catch a charter back to anchorage and eventually home to SEA. The SAAB is currently on a barge at Magone's on ballyhoo Road.
Image from inside the plane.
Image from inside the plane.
Oct 21, 2019, 10:44 pm
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