- Date
- June 24, 1980
- Place
- St Michael, AK · ST MICHAEL, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N56686Piper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800624029199A
- Case key
- 130502
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2230 80/6/24 ST MICHAEL,AK PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 4093 TIME - 1020 N56686 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST MICHAELS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOME,AK ST MICHAEL,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- SILT & DIRT RWY.WND GSTG 15KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56686
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Michaels
N56686Registered now · Piper PA-34-200Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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