ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176192
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| Date: | Saturday 16 May 2015 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo-Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Air Transit |
| Registration: | N4079H |
| MSN: | 31-8152074 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8438 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming LTI0-540-J2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Homer Airport (HOM), Homer, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Tatitlek, AK (7KA) |
| Homer, AK (HOM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing a retractable landing gear-equipped, twin engine airplane at an uncontrolled airport. While on final approach, an airplane that landed in front of him reported a moose in the vicinity of the runway. An airport maintenance person announced on the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) that he was attempting to chase the moose off of the runway. The pilot became distracted trying to avoid wake turbulence from the preceding airplane and monitor the location of the vehicle and moose and failed to extend the landing gear prior to landing. During touchdown, the airplane contacted the runway with the landing gear retracted, and it slid about 1,200 feet. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue the approach to landing while distracted and his failure to complete the landing checklist.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4079H
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2015 11:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-May-2015 14:51 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source] |
| 09-Jun-2015 19:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Sep-2017 14:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2017 17:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2020 22:49 | Captain Adam | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
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