# Incident 19800223027159I: Piper PA32300, New Koliganek, AK, February 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: New Koliganek, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2077X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2077X-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 550 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/19800223027159I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A RAISED SECTION OF ICE ON SNOW AND ICE COVERED RUNWAY WHILE LANDING.

## Other reports on N2077X (1)

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

- [Accident 19800519014819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519014819A), May 19, 1980: Piper PA32300 (N2077X), Nunavarchuk, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot tried takeoff, hit plane on runway. Could have been over-loaded.

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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