Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Feb 9, 2000, Wales
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on February 9, 2000 near Wales, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the...
- Date: February 9, 2000
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Wales, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather and his inadvertent flight into adverse conditions, with terrain-induced turbulence and a tailwind as factors.
A Cape Smythe Air Service Cheyenne landing at Wales in strong easterly winds met severe turbulence and rolling oscillations on final. It struck the runway with its left wing while yawed and slid off the side. The pilot evacuated the passengers and none were killed.