# Incident 19950110003749I: Gulstm G44, Akutan, AK, January 10, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1995, 12:25 local time
- Place: Akutan, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 54.1356° N, 165.7731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akutan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=54.1356&lon=-165.7731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N141R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950110003749I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 10, 1995 AT ABOUT 1225 AST AN AMPHIBIAN GRUMMAN G-44 WIDGEON N141R REGISTERED TO PENINSULA AIRWAYS, INC. AND PILOTED BY MARK R. GREIG WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING INCIDENT AT AKUTAN, AK. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE LANDED ON THE BACKSIDE OF A SWELL AND PUSHED THE "YOKE" FORWARD TO KEEP IT ON THE WATER. AT THIS POINT THE MAHOGANY "YOKE" BROKE OFF IN HIS HAND, THE NOSE PITCHED UP LAND "CENTER PUNCHED" THE NEXT WAVE. THE AIRCRAFT "PORPOISED" AND THE PILOT RECOVERED WITH POWER AND FLEW ON BACK TO DUTCH HARBOR, AK. USING THE REMAINS OF THE BROKEN "YOKE". NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS 5 PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOW AND WING! THE COMPANY CHECK AIRMAN GAVE AN ADDITIONAL 135.293 AND 135.299 CHECK TO THE PILOT. THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ARE CLOSED.

## Other reports on N141R (1)

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

- [Accident 20060526010369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060526010369A), May 26, 2006: Gulstm G44 (N141R), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed Willow airport and entered pattern for water landing on long lake. Landing gear was not retracted. Upon touchdown, aircraft flipped…

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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