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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Karluk, AK · February 14, 2024

Date: February 14, 2024 · 14:00 local
Place: Karluk, AK
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: RI9A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N31589
Reported as: Piper PA-32-300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,050 total

N31589Registered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7840135 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot reported that he encountered extremely soft runway conditions after landing. During his taxi to the ramp the aircraft was pulled slightly to the right and then again to the left while in the mud, experiencing what felt like a flat tire on the LH side. The pilot immediately stopped the aircraft to get out and verify what was going on and noticed the tire/wheel assembly sitting crooked on the axle. The pilot contacted home base and at the direction of the director of maintenance was told to leave the aircraft in the middle of the runway.

A maintenance team was dispatched to go down to Karluk and replace the stub axle assembly. The replacement parts were installed and a field inspection of the aircraft was completed. The aircraft was then returned to service and flown back to kodiak without issue

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED EXTREMELY SOFT RUNWAY CONDITIONS AFTER LANDING. DURING HIS TAXI TO THE RAMP THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND THEN AGAIN TO THE LEFT WHILE IN THE MUD, EXPERIENCING WHAT FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE ON THE LH SIDE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET OUT AND VERIFY WHAT WAS GOING ON AND NOTICED THE TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY SITTING CROOKED ON THE AXLE. THE PILOT CONTACTED HOME BASE AND AT THE DIRECTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE WAS TOLD TO LEAVE THE AIRCRAFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY.

A MAINTENANCE TEAM WAS DISPATCHED TO GO DOWN TO KARLUK AND REPLACE THE STUB AXLE ASSEMBLY. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE INSTALLED AND A FIELD INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE AND FLOWN BACK TO KODIAK WITHOUT ISSUE

Other reports on N31589 · 1

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

Incident 20020711016649IIdling Engines · Skagway, AK(-23) N31589, a PA-32-300, was idling @1000 RPM on the parking ramp at the Skagway Airport (pagy). The pilot, Mr. Donn e. mcginnis, became distracted by the overhead light in the cockpit. While attempting to turn off the overhead light the pilot allowed the…Jul 11, 2002 · Minor damage