- Date
- May 14, 1976
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N66837Piper PA-31T
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760514019949A
- Case key
- 153448
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1540 76/5/14 FAIRBANKS,AK PIPER PA-31T CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1830 N66837 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 29, 4090 TOTAL HOURS, 280 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALDEZ,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE REMARKS- HIT RAMP FENCH & DMGD 3 CARS. BRAKING & NOSE WHEEL STEERING INOP. PLT FEATH BOTH PROPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66837
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairbanks Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.