ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281253
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Date: | Tuesday 2 August 2022 |
Time: | 14:40 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
Owner/operator: | Safeco Leasing LLC |
Registration: | N317AK |
MSN: | 31-7752145 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Engine model: | Lycoming |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Port Alsworth Airport (05K), AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) |
Destination airport: | Port Alsworth , AK (PALJ) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot performed a preflight inspection and departed to his destination. He stated that after a normal approach the left wing “dipped' at touchdown. The airplane subsequently “landed hard' on the left side. After the landing, the pilot shutdown the airplane and requested a company mechanic to inspect the landing gear. A visual examination of the landing gear was performed, but no damage was found.
Subsequent examination of the airplane conducted three days later, revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, and left wing consistent with a hard landing. The airplane is also used for training, and it could not be determined if the airplane was flown after the hard landing.
The pilot at the time of the hard landing, and the date and time of occurrence was undetermined.
Probable Cause: A hard landing that occurred at an unknown time and date, which resulted in substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN22LA381 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA381
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N317AK Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Aug-2022 15:38 |
Captain Adam |
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