ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235654
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| Date: | Thursday 30 April 2020 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-44 Widgeon |
| Owner/operator: | Natron Air Inc |
| Registration: | N91040 |
| MSN: | 1267 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10946 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage-Merrill Field Airport, AK (MRI/PAMR) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wasilla, AK (IYS) |
| Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he failed to extend the landing gear on the amphibious airplane for a landing to an asphalt runway. Subsequently, the airplane landed with the landing gear in the retracted position, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for a runway landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N91040/history/20200501/0130Z/PAWS/PAMR
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=91040
NTSB ANC20CA045
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2020 23:55 | Geno | Added |
| 02-May-2020 16:10 | MickB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-May-2020 16:21 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2020 16:29 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2020 16:34 | harro | Updated [Location] |
| 02-May-2020 16:35 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-May-2020 21:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 26-Mar-2021 14:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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