On October 5, 2000, a Curtis-wright C-46F (registration N1822M) was involved in an aviation accident near Port Alsworth, AK. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance during taxi. A factor associated with the accident was trees. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
Aircraft registered N1822M. Photo: Jeroen Stroes Aviation Photography from Netherlands / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A certificated airline transport pilot reported striking a tree with the left wingtip while taxiing to the parking area after landing.
What happened
The certificated airline transport pilot reported that he had completed his landing and was proceeding to the parking area. While maneuvering the airplane to the right in order to enter a specific taxiway, the left wingtip made contact with a tree. The incident resulted in substantial damage to the outboard portion of the left wingtip and the left aileron.
The investigation
The pilot provided a statement regarding the sequence of events leading up to the impact. No further mechanical examination details were provided in the source text.
