# Accident 20111208029059A: Piper PA-31-350, Kaltag, AK, December 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2011, 13:50 local time
- Place: Kaltag, AK
- Airport: Kaltag Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WVBA
- Location: 64.3189° N, 158.7414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3189&lon=-158.7414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300ED, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300ED-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111208029059A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC12CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA012), Dec 8, 2011: Piper PA-31-350 (N300ED), Kaltag, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot landed without lowering the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-reported fatigue.

## Other reports on N300ED (3)

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

- [Incident 19980529014149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980529014149I), May 29, 1998: Piper PA31350 (N300ED), Fairbanks, AK. Narrative: aircraft departed Fairbanks enroute to fort yukon. 20 miles north of Fairbanks the right engine failed. The pilot shut down the engine and returned…
- [Incident 19880202009169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880202009169I), Feb 2, 1988: Piper PA31350 (N300ED), Aniak, AK. Left engine failed on climb. Engine was shut down. Returned. Found a cracked cylinder.
- [Incident 19800702059179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702059179I), Jul 2, 1980: Piper PA31350 (N300ED), Boise, ID, Minor damage. During taxi to takeoff, smelled smoke. A loose connection in terminal had caused a short.

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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