# Accident 20130216002649A: Piper PA-31-350, Dutch Harbor, AK, February 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2013, 17:20 local time
- Place: Dutch Harbor, AK
- Airport: Unalaska
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 53.8928° N, 166.5403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.8928&lon=-166.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15PR-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,005 total, 476 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130216002649A

## Narrative

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

WHEN THE PILOT DEPARTED DUTCH FOR AKUN THE RUNWAY WAS WET AND THE WEATHER WAS IMPROVING. WHEN HE RETURNED 45 MINUTES LATER, THE TEMPERATURE HAD DROPPED BELOW FREEZING. THE RUNWAY WAS ICY WITH PATCHY BARE SPOTS. AS HE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT THE WEATHER WAS DETERIORATING RAPIDLY AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CIRCLE TO LAND INTO THE WIND. WHILE ROLLING OUT/TAXIING A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE AS ONE WHEEL WAS ON A BARE SPOT CAUSING THE PLANE TO YAW. AT THE NEXT BARE SPOT, LEFT MAIN REGAINED TRACTION, AND COLLAPSED DUE TO THE SIDE LOAD.

## 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 ANC13CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA023), Feb 16, 2013: Piper PA-31-350 (N15PR), Dutch Harbor, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land in wind conditions that exceeded the airplane's demonstrated crosswind capability, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during the landing roll.

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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