- Date
- January 23, 1981
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N800WAVolpar H18
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810123012469I
- Case key
- 126600
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0025 81/1/23 KENAI,AK VOLPAR H18 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1745 N800WA PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 34, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 925 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - KENAI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENAI,AK ANAKTUVUK PASS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LNDG GEAR WALKING BEAM,VOLPAR PN 207,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N800WA
- Reported as
- Volpar H18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Kenai
FAA reports on this event · 1
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