# Accident 19930526019839A: Piper PA31350, King Salmon, AK, May 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1993, 15:30 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 58.7507° N, 156.5402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7507&lon=-156.5402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3588Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3588Z-2005-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,700 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93IA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93IA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930526019839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING. FATIGUE CRACKS FROM SALT WATER SPRAY AND REPETIVE OVER STRESS LANDINGS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC93IA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93IA085), May 26, 1993: Piper PA-31-350 (N3588Z), King Salmon, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MAIN GEAR UPPER STRUT ASSEMBLY DUE TO STRESS CORROSION.

## Other reports on N3588Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950508010809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950508010809A), May 8, 1995: Piper PA31350 (N3588Z), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Departing remote strip gear hit snow berm. Continued to dlg and landed gear up. Runway soft upslope and too short.
- [Incident 19891102058559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891102058559I), Nov 2, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N3588Z), Huntington, WV. Smoke from instrument panel. Turned off auto pilot and heater. Loose alternator cable caused sensing unit to fail.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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