- Date
- December 5, 1985, 12:58 local (16:58 UTC)
- Place
- Kenai, AK
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N492SCPiper Navajo PA-31-350
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19851205065929I
- Case key
- 4611
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Analysis
The pilot in command could not raise the landing gear properly after departure. He diverted to Kenai, Alaska, whereupon extending the gear he obtained three safe gear indications. The pilot landed the airplane and upon roll out the left main gear collapsed. Metalurgical examination of the right main gear landing gearlink assembly, pn 40279, revealed fatigue cracks in the inside radius of the fillet in the clevis end.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N492SC
- Reported as
- Piper Navajo PA-31-350 (NAVAJO PA-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-7552108
- Airframe hours
- 10,396
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- South Central Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · November 29, 1985
- Departed
- HOM · Homer, AK
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ENA · Kenai, runway 1, 7,600 × 150 ft, snow
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,678 total · 796 in this make and model · 316 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F
- Observed at
- ENA
FAA reports on this event · 1
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