# Accident 20070613012519A: Piper PA31350, Tuluksak, AK, June 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2007, 08:45 local time
- Place: Tuluksak, AK
- Airport: Tuluksak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FFSA
- Location: 61.0969° N, 160.9695° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0969&lon=-160.9695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200AK-2023-01-10) (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 LTIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,789 total, 1,621 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070613012519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENROUTE FROM KALSKAG TO BETHEL AIRCRAFT REPORTED A LEFT ENGINE LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT. PILOT TURNED ON EMERGENCY FUEL PUMP, SWITCHED TO OUTBOARD TANK, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. PILOT DIVERTED TO TULUKSAK. TWO TO THREE MINUTES LATER RIGHT LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. PILOT TURNED ON EMERGENCY FUEL PUMP, SWITCHED TO OUTBOARD TANK, THE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE, SO PILOT FEATHERED THAT PROP. PILOT WAITED UNTIL CLEARING THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE LOWERING THE GEAR HANDLE. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AIRPLANE SLID OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A GRASSY AREA.

## 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 ANC07LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA048), Jun 13, 2007: Piper PA-31-350 (N200AK), Tuluksak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise due to the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion. Factors contributing to the accident were the delayed extension of the gear, and the…

## Other reports on N200AK (3)

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

- [Incident 19911002055499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911002055499I), Oct 2, 1991: Piper PA31350 (N200AK), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Left engine losing power after departure. Smoke and flames. Secured and flames quit. Evacuated on taxiway.
- [Incident 19850626031969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850626031969I), Jun 26, 1985: Piper PA31350 (N200AK), Fairbanks, AK. Right main would not retract after takeoff. Returned for landing. Found sheared rivet in hook assembly.
- [Incident 19840612032099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840612032099I), Jun 12, 1984: Piper PA31350 (N200AK), Fairbanks, AK. Large quantity smoke and oil from right engine exhaust on takeoff roll. Apparent failure turbocharger oil seal.

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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