ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360255
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 June 1994 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N41185 |
| MSN: | 31-8553001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3557 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-J2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sheldon Point, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | St. Marys, AK (KSM) |
| (KSXP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE TERRAIN SLOPED UP TO THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT AN ANGLE OF 7 TO 8 DEGREES. IT WAS THE SAME COLORED GRAVEL AS THE RUNWAY. THE THRESHOLD WAS MARKED WITH AN ORANGE CONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT THE CREST OF THE SLOPE AND RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE PILOT LANDED SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD, ON THE SLOPE, AND BENT THE MAIN GEAR REARWARD.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. FACTOR WAS THE INADEQUATE RUNWAY MARKING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC94LA072
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 September 2004 | N41185 | Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd. | 0 | Telida, Alaska | |
sub |
| 8 July 2006 | N41185 | Everts Air Alaska | 0 | Fairbanks, Alaska | |
sub |
| 19 February 2009 | N41185 | Frontier Flying Service | 0 | 5 miles northeast of Nome Airport, Nome, Alaska | |
sub |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 19:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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