Beechcraft A36 N1820L

Summary

On 15 April 2013 at about 22:45 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N1820L, operated by Lake Clark Air, INC, was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States. 4 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.

Date

15 April 2013 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Port Alsworth (AK51)

Coordinates

60.1986, -154.3247

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N1820L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lake Clark Air, INC

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Port Alsworth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC13CA038

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the left main landing gear retraction brace assembly, resulting in the collapse of the left main landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the airplane on a dry, unpaved airstrip, when the left main landing gear retraction brace assembly (PN 35-815125-2) broke, and the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left aileron. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. Examination of the airplane's maintenance logbooks revealed no record that the brace assembly had ever been replaced during the airframe's time in service of 19,770 hours. The brace is a on-condition replacement part.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.