- Date
- March 28, 1981
- Place
- Minchumina, AK · MINCHUMINA, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N43503Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810328012759A
- Case key
- 126900
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0416 81/3/28 MINCHUMINA,AK PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 311 TIME - 1900 N43503 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINCHUMINA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CLEAR AFS,AK RETURN MINCHUMINA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER REMARKS- PLT RPRTD MAIN GEAR BROKE THRU SNW,NOSE GEAR HIT SNW MACHINE TRACKS.UNATNDD ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43503
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Minchumina
N43503Registration cancelled Nov 3, 2015 · Piper PA-28-151Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N43503 · 1
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