What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 4, 2008, about 1550 Alaska daylight time a Piper PA-31-350 airplane, N40YR, had a controlled crashed, about a mile straight out of runway 28, Aniak, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR)under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 135, when the accident occurred. Visual flight rules prevailed, the airplane took off from Aniak heading to grayling, and holy cross, Alaska, with a commercial pilot, and seven (7) passengers, only 2 minor injuries reported. At about 200 ft AGL, the pilot encountered a left engine loss of power, the pilot proceeded with an emergency landing. At the initial point of impact, the nose gear sheared off and the aircraft came to rest about 90 feet forward on about 1 to 2 feet forward on about 1 to 2 feet of water along the river bank (kuskokwin). The outboard portion of the left wing was severly damaged and partially separated from the inboard portion of the left wing. The left main gear broke off and was lying backwards under the left engine/cargo compartment. The nose cone detached itself from the aircraft laying about 40 feet forward of the aircraft. The aircraft sustained heayv damage in the nose section by the nose gear wheel well. The right wing tip was partially damaged. The left engine was basically intact, with only visible damaged done to the engine mounts. The left engine was removed from N40YR sent to Alaska aircraft engines for a test cell run. Two test runs were given. The initial test run with the existing turbo charger produced partial power. The second test run, with a new turbo charger produced max power settings in accordance with the manufactures specs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 4, 2008, ABOUT 1550 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME A PIPER PA-31-350 AIRPLANE, N40YR, HAD A CONTROLLED CRASHED, ABOUT A MILE STRAIGHT OUT OF RUNWAY 28, ANIAK, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR)UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED, THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF FROM ANIAK HEADING TO GRAYLING, AND HOLY CROSS, ALASKA, WITH A COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND SEVEN (7) PASSENGERS, ONLY 2 MINOR INJURIES REPORTED. AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A LEFT ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, THE PILOT PROCEEDED WITH AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AT THE INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT, THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 90 FEET FORWARD ON ABOUT 1 TO 2 FEET FORWARD ON ABOUT 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER ALONG THE RIVER BANK (KUSKOKWIN). THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE LEFT WING WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED AND PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE INBOARD PORTION OF THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF AND WAS LYING BACKWARDS UNDER THE LEFT ENGINE/CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE NOSE CONE DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT LAYING ABOUT 40 FEET FORWARD OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED HEAYV DAMAGE IN THE NOSE SECTION BY THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL. THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS PARTIALLY DAMAGED. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS BASICALLY INTACT, WITH ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGED DONE TO THE ENGINE MOUNTS. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM N40YR SENT TO ALASKA AIRCRAFT ENGINES FOR A TEST CELL RUN. TWO TEST RUNS WERE GIVEN. THE INITIAL TEST RUN WITH THE EXISTING TURBO CHARGER PRODUCED PARTIAL POWER. THE SECOND TEST RUN, WITH A NEW TURBO CHARGER PRODUCED MAX POWER SETTINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURES SPECS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.