Aviation accident GAA17CA570

Name: aviation accident: PIPER PA 31 near Saipan (2017-08-30)
Start: 2017-08-30
Location: Saipan, USA

NONE · PIPER PA 31 · 2017-08-30 · Saipan, USA

Event

NTSB number: GAA17CA570
Event ID: 20171005X94851
Type: Accident
Date: 2017-08-30
Location: Saipan, USA
Coordinates: 15.117777, 145.726104

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 7
Total aboard: 7

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA 31
Registration: N4078J
FAR Part: 135
Engines: 2
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

Impact with multiple birds while retracting the landing gear, which resulted in the subsequent failure of the right inboard main landing gear door actuator hose and prevented the pilot from being able to extend the landing gear.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown