# NTSB ANC81IA097: Piper PA-34, N31941, Tooksok Bay, AK, August 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1981
- Place: Tooksok Bay, AK · TOOKSOK BAY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81IA097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81IA097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0060  81/8/17    TOOKSOK BAY,AK      PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1745                    N31941              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            32, 4800 TOTAL HOURS, 410
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOOKSOK BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   TOOKSOK BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- R MAIN LNDG GEAR TRUNNION FAILED.FATIGUE CRACK BGN WHERE WEB RUN-OUT WAS GND.DIP IN CTR OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N31941 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Tooksok Bay

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19810817050249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810817050249I), Aug 17, 1981: Piper PA34200, Toksook Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear failed during rollout. Landing gear trunion assembly failed.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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