20191017015849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Saab-Scania 2000 · Unalaska, AK · October 17, 2019

Date
October 17, 2019 · 17:40 local
Place
Unalaska, AK
Airport
Tom Madsen Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PNSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N686PA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA20MA002
Reported as
Saab-Scania 2000
Reported engine
Allison AE2100SER
People aboard
42
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
4
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
14,630 total134 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Penair flight 3296 was flying from panc to padu and the flight crew initiated a go-around on their first approach due to being unstable. On their second attempt to land runway 13 the winds were reported from 300 degrees at 24 knots. The aircraft overran the departure end of runway 13 and crashed through the perimeter fence, ending up on the rocks at the waters edge. The propeller on the number 1 engine was destroyed with blades impacting the fuselage. A passenger seated in seat 4A was fatally injured and another seated in 5D was seriously injured.

As the FAA filed it

PENAIR FLIGHT 3296 WAS FLYING FROM PANC TO PADU AND THE FLIGHT CREW INITIATED A GO-AROUND ON THEIR FIRST APPROACH DUE TO BEING UNSTABLE. ON THEIR SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND RUNWAY 13 THE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 300 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 13 AND CRASHED THROUGH THE PERIMETER FENCE, ENDING UP ON THE ROCKS AT THE WATERS EDGE. THE PROPELLER ON THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE WAS DESTROYED WITH BLADES IMPACTING THE FUSELAGE. A PASSENGER SEATED IN SEAT 4A WAS FATALLY INJURED AND ANOTHER SEATED IN 5D WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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