20111215028159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Hughes, AK · December 15, 2011

Date: December 15, 2011 · 12:16 local
Place: Hughes, AK
Airport: Hughes Airport
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HYTA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9FW
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC12CA015
Reported as: Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 26,600 total7,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N9FWRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7405468 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot stated after landing in Hughes, the villagers come out to the plane and everyone helps unload as usual. One suitcase was unintentionally left in front of the left engine after unloading it from the nose baggage. Company does have an agent in Hughes, hugh bifelt. Pilot said it was dark and very windy and he didn't see the suitcase and ran into it with the left propeller and it flipped the suitcase up and into the nosecone of the aircraft. This is an isolated and unusual event. Reference 201201034. Pilot was counseled. Director of operations sent memo and company briefing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED AFTER LANDING IN HUGHES, THE VILLAGERS COME OUT TO THE PLANE AND EVERYONE HELPS UNLOAD AS USUAL. ONE SUITCASE WAS UNINTENTIONALLY LEFT IN FRONT OF THE LEFT ENGINE AFTER UNLOADING IT FROM THE NOSE BAGGAGE. COMPANY DOES HAVE AN AGENT IN HUGHES, HUGH BIFELT. PILOT SAID IT WAS DARK AND VERY WINDY AND HE DIDN'T SEE THE SUITCASE AND RAN INTO IT WITH THE LEFT PROPELLER AND IT FLIPPED THE SUITCASE UP AND INTO THE NOSECONE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS IS AN ISOLATED AND UNUSUAL EVENT.REFERENCE 201201034. PILOT WAS COUNSELED. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS SENT MEMO AND COMPANY BRIEFING.

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 ANC12CA015Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHughes, AKThe pilot did not clear the area surrounding the airplane prior to taxi, resulting in the airplane contacting a piece of baggage.Dec 15, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9FW · 2

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

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