A PenAir Saab SA-2000, pushed along by a 15-kt tailwind and hindered by incorrect wiring that caused the antiskid system to malfunction, overran both the runway and the runway safety area after touching down at Unalaska (Alaska, U.S.) Airport, stopping with its nose inches above the water at Dutch Harbor.
One of the 39 passengers was killed, another was seriously injured, and eight suffered minor injuries. The other 29 passengers were uninjured, along with the flight crew and flight attendant.
In its final report on the Oct. 17, 2019, accident, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the probable cause was the landing gear manufacturer’s “incorrect wiring of the wheel speed transducer harnesses on the left MLG [main landing gear] during overhaul.” The miswiring “caused the antiskid system not to function as intended, resulting in the failure of the left outboard tire and a significant loss of the airplane’s braking ability, which led to th…
