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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T3 · Wales, AK · December 27, 1998

Date: December 27, 1998 · 12:00 local
Place: Wales, AK
Airport: Wales Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: CSAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N217CS
Reported as: Piper PA31T3
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total2,100 in this make and model310 in the last 90 days

N217CSRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2009 · Piper PA-31T3S/N 31T-8275014 · Built 1982 Airframe modelPiper PA-31T3 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lost control on landing. Steering linkage found broken. NTSB inspection of linkage showed breakage because of sideload.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING. STEERING LINKAGE FOUND BROKEN. NTSB INSPECTION OF LINKAGE SHOWED BREAKAGE BECAUSE OF SIDELOAD.