SKWENTNA, AK, USA
N9037R
CESSNA 188B
THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT WAS FLYING A LOAD OF GASOLINE IN A CROP DUSTER TYPE AIRPLANE TO A RESIDENCE IN RURAL ALASKA. THE LANDING SITE WAS A RIVER SAND BAR LOCATED NEAR THE RESIDENCE. THE PILOT STATED, AND WITNESSES CONCUR, THAT THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR ENCOUNTERED A SOFT SPOT DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS NECK INJURIES IN THE MISHAP. ANOTHER PILOT, WHO WAS ALSO ENGAGED IN HAULING GASOLINE TO THE SAME SITE, SAYS THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE LANDED OFF TO ONE SIDE FROM THE AREA GENERALLY USED AS A LANDING SITE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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