Grumman G-21A Goose crash, Apr 9, 2008, Unalaska-Tom Mads...
Grumman G-21A Goose accident on April 9, 2008 near Unalaska-Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor), Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: April 9, 2008
- Aircraft: Grumman G-21A Goose
- Location: Unalaska-Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor), Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to keep clearance from the truck during landing, and the truck driver ignored the runway warning lights. The inoperative gate system and the airport management failure to maintain it and issue a NOTAM contributed.
A PenAir Grumman Goose on a scheduled commuter flight from Akutan was landing on runway 30 at Unalaska. A truck had driven onto the runway threshold because the vehicle gate system was inoperative and the warning lights were ignored. The pilot tried to go around, but the belly struck the trailer and the aircraft came down onto the runway.