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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Nondalton, AK · October 10, 2009

Date
October 10, 2009 · 11:05 local
Place
Nondalton, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HXXC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N27231
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC10CA002
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
28,000 total8,900 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The aircraft developed a high sink rate while on approach to the Nondalton airport. Pilot added full power which was not sufficient to effect a sucessful go-around.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE NONDALTON AIRPORT. PILOT ADDED FULL POWER WHICH WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO EFFECT A SUCESSFUL GO-AROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N27231 · 1

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