# Accident 20050406006419A: Bnorm BN2A26, Klawock, AK, April 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2005, 13:54 local time
- Place: Klawock, AK
- Airport: Klawock Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LABA
- Location: 55.5667° N, 133.0667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.5667&lon=-133.0667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29884 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A26
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050406006419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR OLEO ATTACHMENT BRACKET BROKE AT THE FLANGE RADIUS ALLOWING THE GEAR ASSEMBLY TO ROTATE AND CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN TIRES TO SKID SIDEWAYS. THE RESULTANT DRAG CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT AND DEPART THE RUNWAY SURFACE. WHEN SOFT GROUND WAS ENCOUNTERED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT FAILED AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD FUSELAGE. AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 2002-02-11 REQUIRES INSPECTION OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OLEO ATTACH BRACKETS P/N NB-40-0075 EVERY 500 HOURS OR 1200 LANDINGS. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE THAT THIS INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 101 HOURS AND 218 LANDING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.

## 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 ANC05LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA055), Apr 6, 2005: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander (N29884), Klawock, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture of the aluminum alloy landing gear bracket assembly, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll.

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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