Accident · 2003-09-24

NTSB case ANC03LA125 · Piper PA-31-310 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-09-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 (N27987)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Alaska Air Taxi, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Alaska Air Taxi, Inc.

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow the prelanding checklist, which resulted in a wheels up landing when he neglected to lower the airplane's landing gear. A factor in the accident was the pilot's diverted attention associated with turbulence and a wet airstrip.

Source: NTSB case ANC03LA125

Flight 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.

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