# Incident 19780713043879I: Piper PA32300, Peterson Point, AK, July 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1978, 14:50 local time
- Place: Peterson Point, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N7989C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7989C-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713043879I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING ON MUDDY RUNWAY, TO AVOID OVERSHOOT.

## Other reports on N7989C (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20021229034999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021229034999A), Dec 29, 2002: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Steamboatspring, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft departed the steamboat springs (sbs) Colorado airport at approximately 1240MST on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight to canyon city,…
- [Incident 19880702051599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702051599I), Jul 2, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Crashed while attempting to land on beach. Gear hit rock and collapsed.
- [Accident 19820825043049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820825043049A), Aug 25, 1982: Piper PA32300 (N7989C), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Liftoff was near departure end of runway. Wheels struck bushes. Airplanes wheels dug into tundra. Full load.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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