- Date
- May 7, 1994, 00:45 local (08:45 UTC)
- Place
- Allakaket, AK
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8908NPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19940507012669A
- Case key
- 2499
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain proper runway alignment after landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that all the runway lights were not working and after landing the airplane angled off to the side and struck a runway light. He stated he was unable to see because of the nose high attitude during the landing flare and the inoperable runway lights. The operation of the lights could not be substantiated. The Alaska supplement 'cautions' that the runway is not monitored and recommends visual inspection before use.
Factual narrative
On May 7, 1994, at 0045 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-32-300 airplane, N8908N, registered to and operated by Veazie Air of Fairbanks, Alaska, ran off the side of the runway during landing at Allakaket, Alaska. The Air Taxi flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 135, departed Fairbanks, and the destination was Allakaket. A visual flight rules flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The Pilot-in-Command and the five passengers were not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged.
According to the Pilot-in-Command, many of the runway lights were not working and when he landed, his ground track angled toward the side of the runway. The right wing struck a non working runway edge light and the right main gear was sheared from the wing. The operation of the runway lights could not be substantiated.
According to the Alaska Supplement, the runway at Allakaket is unmonitored and visual inspection is recommended.
The passengers left the scene without giving statements and the company did not provide the passengers names.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8908N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 40695
- Airframe hours
- 3,700
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-KIA5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Veazie Air
- Registered owner
- Veazie, Robert B.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Provisional (Special); Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 10, 1994 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- AET · Allakaket, runway 35, 3,000 × 50 ft, gravel
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 725 total · 340 in this make and model · 600 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 65 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N8908N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.