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FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Kaltag, AK · December 8, 2011

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Date
December 8, 2011 · 13:50 local
Place
Kaltag, AK
Airport
Kaltag Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WVBA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N300ED
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC12CA012
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
5,800 total2,400 in this make and model280 in the last 90 days
N300EDRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2012 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7852008Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350

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What happened

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

On December 8, 2011 at 1450 AKST, pilot elected to approach the Kaltag Airport (pakv) VFR with weather conditions reporting 1 3/4SM ovc 010. Pilot operated GPS direct from pfku. Pilot started before landing checklist 5 miles from pakv and saw he was picking up ice and stopped the checklist at the gear line. Pilot did not complete the checklist. Pilot stated he realized the gear was not down during the flare and attempted to put the gear down at that time. Gear was in transit on touchdown. Aircraft impacted the ground and slid into a snow berm. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 8, 2011 AT 1450 AKST, PILOT ELECTED TO APPROACH THE KALTAG AIRPORT (PAKV) VFR WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS REPORTING 1 3/4SM OVC 010. PILOT OPERATED GPS DIRECT FROM PFKU.PILOT STARTED BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST 5 MILES FROM PAKV AND SAW HE WAS PICKING UP ICE AND STOPPED THE CHECKLIST AT THE GEAR LINE. PILOT DID NOT COMPLETE THE CHECKLIST.PILOT STATED HE REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN DURING THE FLARE AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AT THAT TIME. GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT ON TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SLID INTO A SNOW BERM. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC12CA012Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKaltag, AKThe pilot landed without lowering the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-reported fatigue.Dec 8, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N300ED · 3

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

Incident 19980529014149IClimb · Fairbanks, AKNarrative: aircraft departed Fairbanks enroute to fort yukon. 20 miles north of Fairbanks the right engine failed. The pilot shut down the engine and returned to Fairbanks. Inspection revealed the #5 cylinder had separated from the engine case. The engine…May 29, 1998Incident 19880202009169IClimb · Aniak, AKLeft engine failed on climb. Engine was shut down. Returned. Found a cracked cylinder.Feb 2, 1988Incident 19800702059179IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Boise, IDDuring taxi to takeoff, smelled smoke. A loose connection in terminal had caused a short.Jul 2, 1980 · Minor damage