PenAir Flight 3296
Accident | |
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Date | October 17, 2019 |
Summary | Runway excursion |
Site | Unalaska Airport, Amaknak Island, Alaska |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Saab 2000 |
Operator | PenAir d/b/a Alaska Airlines |
IATA flight No. | 7H3296 |
ICAO flight No. | NLA3296 |
Call sign | PENINSULA 3296 |
Registration | N686PA |
Flight origin | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport |
Destination | Unalaska Airport |
Occupants | 42 |
Passengers | 39 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 1 |
Injuries | 11 |
Survivors | 41 |
PenAir Flight 3296 (marketed as Alaska Airlines Flight 3296 under a
Accident
On the day of the accident, the aircraft departed from Anchorage at 15:15 AST and was due to land at
According to the Mayday episode about the accident, the pilots believed there was a crosswind during the landing approach, based on seeing waves by the nearby shore and a windsock near the runway, but in contradiction to the weather control report and onboard witness statements.
The crew decided to continue with the landing and touched down at 17:40. The aircraft landed 1,001 feet (305 m) down the runway with
Investigation
On the day of the accident, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) launched an investigation.[3] Two years later, on November 2, 2021, the final report was released, which stated that the accident had been caused by "the landing gear manufacturer's incorrect wiring of the wheel speed transducer harnesses on the left main landing gear during overhaul." Saab's design of wire harnesses, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorizing Unalaska Airport to operate the Saab 2000 without taking the runway safety area into consideration first, and the flight crew's decision to land in a tailwind that exceeded Saab's limits (which the NTSB labeled as inappropriate) were also factors in the accident.[4][5]
In popular culture
The accident was featured for the season 24 of the Canadian documentary series Mayday, with the title "Disaster at Dutch Harbor".[6]
See also
- Swiss International Air Lines Flight 850
- List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
- 2019 in aviation
References
- ^ a b "Saab 2000, N686PA: Fatal accident occurred October 17, 2019 at Unalaska-Tom Madsen Airport (PADU), Unalaska, Alaska". www.kathrynsreport.com. October 18, 2019. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Saab 2000 N686PA Unalaska-Tom Madsen Airport, AK (DUT)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (October 18, 2019). "Accident: Pen SB20 at Unalaska on Oct 17th 2019, overran runway on landing". avherald.com. The Aviation Herald. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023.
- ^ "Runway Overrun During Landing, Peninsula Aviation Services Inc., d.b.a. PenAir flight 3296, Saab 2000, N686PA, Unalaska, Alaska, October 17, 2019" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. November 2, 2021. NTSB/AAR-21/05. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "Maintenance Error Leads to Fatal Runway Overrun Accident". www.ntsb.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. November 2, 2021. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ "Air Crash Investigation" Disaster At Dutch Harbor (TV Episode 2024). Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via m.imdb.com.