Piper PA-31-350 N35232

Summary

On 4 February 1987 at about 21:15 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N35232 was involved in an incident near Barter Island, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 February 1987 at 21:15

Classification

Incident

Location

Barter Island, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

70.4305, -149.2894

Aircraft

Piper PA-31-350

Registration

N35232

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Barter Island → Deadhorse

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ANC87IA032

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN DURING A NIGHT VFR FLIGHT. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND ACHIEVING ONLY PARTIAL PROPELLER FEATHER HE ELECTED TO MAKE A GEAR UP LANDING. THE PLT WAS FLYING AT 500 FT AGL WHEN HE WANDERED FROM OVER WATER TO ON-SHORE AND HIS RT PROP HIT THE RISING SHORE. EXCESSIVE VIBRATION NECESSITATED AN ENG SHUT DOWN BUT THE PROP DID NOT FULLY FEATHER BEFORE THE ENG STOPPED. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE PLT ACTIVATED THE ELT FOR RESCUE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.