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| Date: | Wednesday 15 April 1998 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-21A Goose |
| Owner/operator: | PenAir - Peninsula Airways |
| Registration: | N22932 |
| MSN: | B-139 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dutch Harbor, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Akutan, AK |
| (KDUT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot landed the seaplane in a protected bay in order to wait for the weather to improve at his destination. He said the wind and seas were calm; however, during landing, the seaplane encountered a swell. The seaplane porpoised, and the left horizontal stabilizer contacted the water.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to identify the swells prior to landing. A factor was the water swells.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC98LA038
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 September 1979 | N22932 | Catalina Airlines | 1 | Avalon Bay, Santa Catalina Island, CA | |
sub |
| 7 January 1993 | N22932 | PenAir - Peninsula Airways | 0 | Akutan, AK | |
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| 4 April 2004 | N22932 | PenAir | 0 | Unalaska Airport, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2024 16:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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