# NTSB SEA82DA098: Piper PA-32-300, N2947N, Glacier Bay, AK, June 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 29, 1982, 13:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place: Glacier Bay, AK
- Coordinates: 58.420799, -135.779785 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.4208&lon=-135.7798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA098
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70833/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA098

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - accessory drive assy,drive gear - disconnected (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear - overload

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED DURING NORMAL CRUISE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A DRY RIVER BED. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FROM OVERLOAD DURING THE LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A CONNECTING DOWEL FOR A DRIVE GEAR DRIVEN BY THE CRANKSHAFT HAD BECOME LOOSE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2947N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2947N-2018-03-13), registration cancelled 2018-03-13, S/N 32-7940225, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 327940225
- Airframe hours: 1591
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-K-165 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Layton A. Bennet
- Registered owner: Layton A. Bennet
- Departed: GST, GUSTAVUS, AK
- Destination: HNS, HAINES, AK
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,725 total, 555 in this make and model, 1,600 as pilot in command, 220 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 136 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GST, 80 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19820629026009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820629026009A), Jun 29, 1982: Piper PA32300, Glacier Bay, AK, Substantial damage. The engine lost power. Aircraft landed in riverbed. Accessory drive gear became dislodged. Left magneto jammed.

## Other investigations on N2947N (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA069), Jun 25, 2002: Piper PA-32-300 (N2947N), Kake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the upper engine cowling from the airplane. A factor contributing to the accident was the soft, sandy terrain of the landing area.

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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