ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289388
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| Date: | Thursday 14 April 2011 |
| Time: | 16:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Peninsula Airways Inc |
| Registration: | N81052 |
| MSN: | 32-8206023 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14089 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cold Bay, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | False Pass Airport, AK (KFP/PAKF) |
| Cold Bay Airport, AK (CDB/PACD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while descending toward his destination, the airplane encountered severe turbulence of short duration. After the turbulence passed, he made an uneventful landing at his destination airport. A postaccident examination of the airplane discovered substantial damage to the stabilator.
The wind at the destination airport was reported as 310 degrees at 9 knots, the area forecast valid at the time of the turbulence encounter forecast no significant turbulence, and there were no pilot reports of turbulence. The pilot indicated that prior to the severe turbulence; there had been no significant turbulence during the flight.
An examination of the stabilator showed that the right half was bent downward 5 to 10 degrees outboard of the fuselage attachments. No evidence of fatigue or corrosion was found.
Probable Cause: An in-flight encounter with unforecast turbulence, which resulted in structural damage to the stabilator.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC11LA027
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 13:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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