Date & Time:
Apr 9, 2008 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Grumman G-21A Goose
Operator:
Registration:
N741
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Akutan - Unalaska
MSN:
B097
YOM:
1944
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
320
Aircraft flight hours:
12228
Circumstances:
On landing, the aircraft hit a truck crossing the runway threshold. The aircraft crashed on runway and was damaged beyond repair. It appears that the pilot activated the warning system, which should have triggered the lights and the gate but due to a technical problem, the gate did not function properly, so the truck driver decided to cross the runway at the time the aircraft was landing.
