South Naknek Nr 2 Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

South Naknek, Alaska 99670
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 14:00 AKD

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On May 14, 2014, about 1400 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA 28-181 airplane, N30541, was damaged during a ground fire at the South Naknek Airport, South Naknek, Alaska. The commercial pilot and two passengers had evacuated the airplane prior to the fire, and were not injured. The airplane was being operated by King Air, Inc., Naknek, Alaska, as a visual flight rules (VFR) non-scheduled commuter flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 when the incident occurred. Day, visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company flight plan was filed for the two mile flight to Naknek. In a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), the pilot stated that he was taxiing out for departure when he smelled smoke in the cabin. He verified with a passenger that indeed there was a smoke smell in the cabin, and then shut the airplane's engine down, and evacuated the airplane. After evacuating the airplane, he saw smoke coming from the engine cowling area, and attempted to put out any fire with the airplane's fire extinguisher. His attempt to put out the fire was unsuccessful, and the fire continued to burn a majority of the airplane's fuselage. The airplane was equipped with a Lycoming O-360-A4M carburated, reciprocating engine. A detailed examination of the engine and engine accessories is pending.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Incident
Event Date 5/14/2014
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1400
Event Time Zone --
Event City South Naknek
Event State ALASKA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 99670
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 584216N
Event Location Longitude 1570030W
Event Location Airport SOUTH NAKNEK NR 2
Event Location Nearest Airport ID WSN
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 308
Airport Elevation 162
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2154 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 97
Weather Observation Facility ID PAKN
Elevation of weather observation facility 49
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 11
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 22000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 18
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -4
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 360
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.37
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR PAKN 142154Z 36006KT 10SM SCT220 18/M04 A303
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source FAA AAL ROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record May 27 2014 5:56PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N30541
NTSB Number ANC14IA028
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Type of Flight Plan filed Company VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA 28-181
Aircraft Series Identifier 181
Aircraft Serial Number 28-7990095
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 4
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name KING AIR INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City NAKNEK
Aircraft Owner State AK
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 99633
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name KING AIR INC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City NAKNEK
Operator State AK
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 99633
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not Non-scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Domestic
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Passenger Only
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) --
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code WSN
Departure City South Naknek
Departure State AK
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone ADT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City Naknek
Destination State AK
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record May 27 2014 5:58PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 12
Runway Length 3314
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --