KATMAI AIR, LLC
Also recorded as: KATMAI AIR, KATMAI AIR LEASING LLC, KATMAI AIR, LLC, Katmai Air LLC
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
FAA enforcement actions
FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.
Maintenance disclosure history
Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal.
5 reports on file.
LANDING GEAR LOWERED AND PILOT REPORTED INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ALL 3 GREEN, THE LANDING GEAR LEVER DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE GEAR UP, BUT NO RESPONSE. GEAR LIGHTS CONTINUED TO INDICATE GREEN (LOWERED AND LOCKED). PILOT FLEW BY TOWER TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN AND THEN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
DEPARTING SLC EXPERIENCED A RADIO PROBLEM, BOTH COM'S BECAME INTERMITTENT. CIRCLED THE AIRPORT MAINTAINING VFR, AND REESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH ATC FOR THE REMAINDER OF TIME. ELECTED TO LAND AT OGD. MX SUPERVISOR WAS NOTIFIED, AND LOCAL MX T/S THE PROBLEM. THE PILOTS HAND MIC JACK HAD BEEN GROUNDED THUS ACTING TO KEY THE MIC CONTINUOUSLY. THE JACK WAS SECURED, AND THE CO-PILOTS MICROPHONE WAS REPLACED. NUMEROUS RADIO CHECKS WERE MADE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
AKN - EN ROUTE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AT REINDEER BAY, NAKNEK LAKE. PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE EXHAUST SIDE ROCKER CHAMBER CRACKED THROUGH ROCKER AXLE PIN BORES. SUSPECT CAUSES: COULD BE INCORRECT ROCKER AXLE TORQUE OR VALVE STICKING.
ENGINE DEVELOPED ROUGHNESS, DETERMINED TO BE MAGNETO FAILURE. PILOT LANDED AND TAXIED ON BEACH WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE EXHAUST ROCKER CHAMBER NR 1 CYLINDER HAD CRACKED, PRESUMABLY FROM ENGINE ROUGHNESS. BOTH COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED.
ON COMPANY FLIGHT 8-27-96, AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WHILE EN ROUTE BECAUSE OF LT MAGNETO FAILURE. IT WAS THEN DETERMINED NR 1 CYLINDER EXHAUST ROCKER CHAMBER WAS CRACKED. CYLINDER REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLIGHT.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3125N | DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 | 1960 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N33NE | PILATUS PC-12/45 | 1999 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N490K | DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 | 1958 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N490K | DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 | 1958 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N491K | DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 | 1962 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N493K | DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N495K | CESSNA U206F | 1974 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N499K | CESSNA T207A | 1980 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N87808 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N92AG | PILATUS PC-12/45 | 1999 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N9644G | CESSNA U206F | — | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |