Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AFTER LANDING.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On May 7, 1994, at 0045 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-32-300 airplane, N8908N, registered to and operated by Veazie Air of Fairbanks, Alaska, ran off the side of the runway during landing at Allakaket, Alaska. The Air Taxi flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 135, departed Fairbanks, and the destination was Allakaket. A visual flight rules flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The Pilot-in-Command and the five passengers were not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged.
According to the Pilot-in-Command, many of the runway lights were not working and when he landed, his ground track angled toward the side of the runway. The right wing struck a non working runway edge light and the right main gear was sheared from the wing. The operation of the runway lights could not be substantiated.
According to the Alaska Supplement, the runway at Allakaket is unmonitored and visual inspection is recommended.
The passengers left the scene without giving statements and the company did not provide the passengers names.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC94LA055