59.8757° N, 163.1681° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at KWIGILLINGOK (GGV), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 7, 1987 · 17:30 local
Place
Kwigillingok, AK
Airport
Kwigillingok
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N32850
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total2,500 in this make and model286 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Yaw after takeoff due to right gear lower strut separation. Found torque link greaser bolt p/n 7954302 sheared.
As the FAA filed it
YAW AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO RIGHT GEAR LOWER STRUT SEPARATION. FOUND TORQUE LINK GREASER BOLT P/N 7954302 SHEARED.