Piper PA31 N317AK

Summary

On 2 August 2022 at about 22:40 local time, a Piper PA31 registered N317AK was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, 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.

Date

2 August 2022 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Port Alsworth Airport (05K)

Coordinates

60.1191, -154.1938

Aircraft

Piper PA31

Registration

N317AK

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Port Alsworth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA381

Nobody was injured.

A hard landing that occurred at an unknown time and date, which resulted in substantial damage.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot performed a preflight inspection and departed to his destination. He stated that after a normal approach the left wing “dipped” at touchdown. The airplane subsequently “landed hard” on the left side. After the landing, the pilot shutdown the airplane and requested a company mechanic to inspect the landing gear. A visual examination of the landing gear was performed, but no damage was found. Subsequent examination of the airplane conducted three days later, revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, and left wing consistent with a hard landing. The airplane is also used for training, and it could not be determined if the airplane was flown after the hard landing. The pilot at the time of the hard landing, and the date and time of occurrence was undetermined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.