# Accident 20191017015849A: Saab-Scania 2000, Unalaska, AK, October 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2019, 17:40 local time
- Place: Unalaska, AK
- Airport: Tom Madsen Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 53.8983° N, 166.5442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.8983&lon=-166.5442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N686PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N686PA-2020-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania 2000 (registry code 7860200, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE2100SER (registry code 03027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae2100ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB-SCANIA 2000
- Reported engine: ALLISON AE2100SER
- People aboard: 42
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,630 total, 134 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA20MA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20MA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191017015849A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 DCA20MA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20MA002), Oct 18, 2019: Saab 2000 (N686PA), Unalaska, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The landing gear manufacturer’s incorrect wiring of the wheel speed transducer harnesses on the left main landing gear during overhaul. The incorrect wiring caused the antiskid system not to function…

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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