- Date
- August 19, 1983, 17:45 local (Aug 20, 1983, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N200VFPiper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19830819067579I
- Case key
- 4092
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Analysis
During takeoff at kodiak, AK, the wheel & lower shaft of the left strut assy separated from the acft. The plt stated that when he was retracting the gear, he felt a bump & got an unsafe gear light. He immeditaely extended the gear & flew by the tower & was informed that the left gear appeared to be missing. The plt then flew to Anchorage where he could land on a foamed rwy. He was unable to retract the gear. Before landing, he shut down & secured the left eng. The left wing received minor damage during the landing. An exam of the top main gear bearing revealed that 2 of 4 retaining pins, pn 01821-06, were missing & the other 2 were sheared off. An exam of the right main gear retaining pins revealed that 2 had cracks in the neck region. Earlier on the same day of the incident, the acft had an unsafe gear indication. Maintenance personnel had inspected, removed, cleaned, greased & reinstalled all actuating rods & had adjusted the left gear uplock. The acft was then released for a test flt, on which, the incident occurred.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N200VF
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-7405445
- Airframe hours
- 5,236
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Island Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · February 1, 1983 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- ADQ · Kodiak, AK
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ANC · Anchorage, runway 6, 10,897 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,083 total · 40 in this make and model · 3,400 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.