Piper PA-31-350 N300ED
8 December 2011 · Kaltag, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 December 2011 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N300ED, operated by Warbelows Air Ventures Inc, was involved in an accident near Kaltag, Alaska, United States. 3 people were 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kaltag, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kaltag (PAKV)
- Coordinates
- 64.3189, -158.7414
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- N300ED
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Warbelows Air Ventures Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Koyukuk → Kaltag
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC12CA012
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot landed without lowering the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-reported fatigue.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a visual approach in icing conditions, the pilot retracted the landing gear to prevent ice from building up on the gear. He reported that, as he applied power to abort the approach, he saw the runway and continued the landing. Due to fatigue and other distractions, the pilot said that he failed to re-extend the landing gear and landed the airplane gear-up. The airplane slid into a snow berm, and received substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-31-310 | Cabazon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2011 | Piper PA-31-350 | Hughes, Alaska, United States | Wright Air Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Piper PA-31-350 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | Fowler Richard L | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2011 | Piper PA-31 | Cottens, Switzerland | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Feb 2011 | Piper PA-31-350 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Laboratory Corp of America Holdings Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-31-310 | Perryton, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2011 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Northway, Alaska, United States | Copper Valley Air Service LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-18-180 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Erik F. Hursh | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-20 | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | Randy F. Stahl | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2011 | Cessna 207 | Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States | Inland Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Nov 2011 | Cessna A185F | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Sheldon Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Cessna 180H | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Russey Reagan | No injuries | - |