Piper PA-32 N4025W
19 May 2007 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 May 2007 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N4025W was involved in an accident near Kenai, Alaska, United States. 2 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kenai, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.4586, -151.9336
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N4025W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palmer → Kenai
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC07LA038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The left main landing gear attaching bolts sheared during landing, which resulted in the left main landing gear collapsing and the left wing and the stabilator striking the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was being operated by the commercial certificated pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal cross-country flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91. During an off airport landing on a gravel airstrip the left main landing gear collapsed. The pilot said an inspection of the gear revealed that the landing gear attaching bolts had sheared, and that the left wing and stabilator were damaged when they struck the ground. He said there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. Due to the remote location, the NTSB did not examine the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2007 | Piper PA-32 | Chenega Bay, Alaska, United States | James L. Lawler | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2007 | Piper PA-32-300 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Jean McKeever | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2007 | Piper PA-32-301 | Banbury, United Kingdom | - | Unknown | - |
| 11 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-32-300 | Kake, Alaska, United States | LAB | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-32-301T | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Piper PA-32-260 | Westhampton, New York, United States | Kennworth Eaton | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,695 records for this type
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