Piper PA-31-310 N65MR
26 May 2005 · Manokotak, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 May 2005 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-31-310 registered N65MR was involved in an accident near Manokotak, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manokotak, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Manokotak (17Z)
- Coordinates
- 58.9903, -159.0500
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-310
- Registration
- N65MR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dillingham → Manokotak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC05CA078
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to use the checklist.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial certificated pilot reported that during the base leg portion of his approach to the airport, he lowered partial flaps, but did not lower the landing gear. As the approach to the airport continued, the pilot said he failed to complete the landing checklist, and landed with the landing gear retracted. The airplane received structural damage to the fuselage, necessitating replacement/repair of several bulkheads, and a large area of belly skin from the nose wheel to the tail.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 2005 | Piper PA-31-350 | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | Midwest Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 2005 | Piper PA-31-310 | Crooked Island, Bahamas | Livingston S. Cleare | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2005 | Piper PA-31-350 | Pt. Augusta, Australia | Air Norht Airlines of South Australia | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2005 | Piper PA-31-350 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Twin Town Leasing Co Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-31-350 | Mount Hotham, Australia | Russell James Lee | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Nov 2005 | Piper PA-31-350 | Ankeny, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2005 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 2005 | Cessna 180 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Cessna 207A | Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States | Wings of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2005 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |