Accident · 2000-09-14
What the record says
- Event date
- 2000-09-14
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350 (N4105D)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's continued operation of the airplane on unsuitable terrain, and the subsequent failure of the main landing gear torque link. Factors in the accident were rough and uneven runways, and inadequate surveillance of airport facilities/runway conditions by company management.
Source: NTSB case ANC00LA133Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.