Aviation Accident Summary SEA82DA098

GLACIER BAY, AK, USA

Aircraft #1

N2947N

PIPER PA-32-300

Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED DURING NORMAL CRUISE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A DRY RIVER BED. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FROM OVERLOAD DURING THE LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A CONNECTING DOWEL FOR A DRIVE GEAR DRIVEN BY THE CRANKSHAFT HAD BECOME LOOSE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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