Incident Overview
During approach, the airplane encountered a slight vertical air movement that destabilized its descent. The pilot subsequently touched down the airplane short of the intended runway surface. The impact caused the landing gear to collapse, and the airplane slid off the strip into the adjacent tundra.
All five occupants aboard the airplane escaped the incident without injury.
Investigation Findings
The official investigation identified two occurrences. The first, an undershoot during the landing flare/touchdown phase, was attributed to a downdraft weather condition, inadequate compensation for wind conditions by the pilot in command, and the pilot in command not performing a go-around. The second occurrence, a collapsed landing gear during the flare/touchdown, was due to overload and total failure of the main landing gear.