# Accident 19950508010809A: Piper PA31350, Dillingham, AK, May 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1995, 13:42 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 58.8194° N, 157.8597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8194&lon=-157.8597&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 IO540J4A5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,630 total, 750 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950508010809A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTING REMOTE STRIP GEAR HIT SNOW BERM. CONTINUED TO DLG AND LANDED GEAR UP. RUNWAY SOFT UPSLOPE AND TOO SHORT.

## 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 ANC95LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA050), May 8, 1995: Piper PA-31-350 (N3588Z), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE: THE DISPATCHER'S DECISION TO DISPATCH A MULTI-ENGINED AIRPLANE TO A SHORT, SOFT AIRSTRIP, AND…

## Other reports on N3588Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19930526019839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930526019839A), May 26, 1993: Piper PA31350 (N3588Z), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Right main landing gear collapsed landing. Fatigue cracks from salt water spray and repetive over stress landings.
- [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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