Klawock Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Klawock, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 80 ft / 24 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°34′45″N133°04′34″W / 55.57917°N 133.07611°W /55.57917; -133.07611 | ||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Klawock Airport (IATA:KLW,ICAO:PAKW,FAALID:AKW) is a state-owned public-useairport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of thecentral business district ofKlawock,[1] a city in thePrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area of theU.S. state ofAlaska.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letterlocation identifier for theFAA andIATA, this airport is assignedAKW by the FAA andKLW by the IATA, IATA assignsAKW to theAghajari Airport.[2]
Klawock Airport has oneasphalt pavedrunway designated 2/20 which measures 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 4,000 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day: 83%air taxi and 18%general aviation. At that time there were four single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alaska Seaplanes | Juneau,Sitka[3] |
| Island Air Express | Ketchikan[4] |
On April 6, 2005, about 14:35 Alaska daylight time, a twin-engineBritten-Norman BN-2A Islander airplane, N29884, sustained substantial damage following a main landing gear component failure and subsequent loss of control while landing at the Klawock Airport,Klawock, Alaska. The flight was conducted under Title 14, CFR Part 135, as a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated byLAB Flying Service,Haines, Alaska, as Flight 609. The airline transport certified pilot and the two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and VFR company flight following procedures were in effect. The accident flight originated at theKetchikan Airport,Ketchikan, Alaska, about 14:00 Alaska daylight time.
As the pilot applied the brakes, the airplane veered to the left, and he was unable to keep the plane on the runway surface. The airplane continued off the left side of the runway, and the nose of the airplane struck a drainage ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
During a post-accident inspection, maintenance personnel discovered a broken landing gearoleo attachment bracket on the left main landing gear strut assembly. The manufacturer had changed the design of the oleo attachment bracket which was made of aluminum alloy. The newly designed oleo attachment bracket is made of steel.
The FAA inspector said that during the last main landing gear overhaul, the operator elected to re-install the old style aluminum alloy oleo attachment brackets, primarily due to the cost of the new style steel oleo attachment brackets.[5]
