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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Goodnews Bay, AK · May 22, 2004

Date: May 22, 2004 · 16:05 local
Place: Goodnews Bay, AK
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: ENHA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4105D
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC04LA059
Reported as: Piper PA31350
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total

N4105DRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8252027 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Folllowing departure out of gnu encountered severe turbulance in cruise resulting in substantial airframe damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FOLLLOWING DEPARTURE OUT OF GNU ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULANCE IN CRUISE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC04LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGoodnews, AKThe pilot's inadequate weather evaluation which resulted in an in-flight encounter with severe turbulence, and his exceedence of the design stress limits resulting in overstress of the wings. A factor contributing to the accident was the presence of…May 23, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4105D · 4

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

Accident 20000914038749ALevel Off Touchdown · Emmonak, AK(.19) On September 14, 2000, about 1915 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-31-350 airplane, N4105D, sustained substantial damage during landing at Emmonak, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as flight 166 on a visual flight rules (VFR) scheduled domestic…Sep 14, 2000 · Substantial damage Accident 19970328003799AFinal Approach · Nome, AKExperienced an engine fire on landing. (.4)the airplane was on a short final approach to land when the pilot noticed flames coming from the left engine nacelle. He turned off the fuel to the left engine, and made an uneventful landing. The fire continued to…Mar 28, 1997 · Substantial damage Incident 19911025057769IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Marthas Vineyar, MAFuel leak in left engine. Shut down and diverted to Vineyard haven. Fuel line had come loose.Oct 25, 1991 Incident 19840728041129ILevel Off Touchdown · Huntsville, ALFailed to lower gear. Propellers hit runway. Applied aft elevator. Became airborne. Extended gear and landed.Jul 28, 1984 · Minor damage