ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352398
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| Date: | Thursday 28 October 1999 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Bidzy Ta Hot Aana Corp |
| Registration: | N31606 |
| MSN: | 32-780137 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14011 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-KIA5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Russian Mission, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Aniak, AK (PANI) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial certificated pilot was conducting a visual flight rules (VFR) scheduled flight to a remote village. During a telephone interview with the NTSB investigator-in-charge, the director of operations for the company said that during the final approach phase for landing, the pilot reported he appeared to be slow and added power, but the airplane stalled about 15 feet above the ground. The main landing gear struck a berm at the approach end of the runway. The right main landing gear was sheared off. The left main gear axle was fractured. The right wing tip was damaged, and fuel was leaking from the right auxiliary fuel tank. Following the accident, the director of operations for the company flew to the accident site. He said that he encountered isolated snow showers while en route. When he examined the accident airplane, he said he noticed a trace of ice on the airplane elevator. In the Pilot/Operator report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) submitted by the operator, the pilot indicated that he flew through a large shower and collected ice on the airplane. On the approach to the airport, the pilot indicated his airspeed was 70 knots, and the airplane was performing normally until it suddenly lost altitude.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather, and an inadvertent stall. Factors in the accident were adverse weather consisting of icing conditions, and airframe icing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC00LA009
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Mar-2024 13:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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