NONE · Piper PA-31-350 · 1997-03-15 · KOTZEBUE, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC97IA035
Event ID
20001208X07469
Type
Incident
Date
1997-03-15
Location
KOTZEBUE, AK, USA
Coordinates
67.239646, -161.190124
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-31-350
Registration
N3542H
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the jammed main landing gear which was caused by a binding main landing gear door with a broken hinge. The fractured, inadequate main landing gear door hinge was also causal.