# Incident 20130730015479I: Evangel Air 4500-300-II, Anchorage, AK, July 30, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2013, 19:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4501L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4501L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evangel Air 4500-300-II (registry code 3340106, https://openairdocs.org/model/evangel-air-4500-300-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVANGEL AIR 4500-300-II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130730015479I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PREFLIGHTED AND NO VISUAL ANOMALIES WERE NOTED.  THE INTENDED FLIGHT WAS FROM MRI TO 5HO. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE GRAVEL RUNWAY AND RUN-UP WITH NO ANOMALIES.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF.  DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS AND WHILE ON CENTERLINE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS PICKED UP OFF OF THE RUNWAY BY A CRANE AND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS TURNED ON WITH THE GEAR SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION (GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION).  THE GEAR EXTENDED AND WAS IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED.

## Other reports on N4501L (2)

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

- [Accident 19800724067629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724067629A), Jul 24, 1980: Evnair 4500300 (N4501L), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control and ground-looped aircraft during landing.
- [Accident 19780729043079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780729043079A), Jul 29, 1978: Evnair 4500300SERS2 (N4501L), Togiak, AK, Substantial damage

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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