# Accident 19950731021079A: Gulstm G44, Kodiak, AK, July 31, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1995, 18:40 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Airport: Kodiak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 57.7890° N, 152.4006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7890&lon=-152.4006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17481, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17481) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435 (registry code 41520, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44
- Reported engine: LYC GO435C2B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,990 total, 11,198 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950731021079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED AMPIBIAN LURCHED TO RIGHT ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. GROUND LOOPED. LEFT WHEEL RIM BROKEN FROM OVERSTRESS.

## 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 ANC95LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA122), Aug 1, 1995: Grumman G-44 (N17481), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL.

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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