# Incident 19801227088109I: Piper PA16, Saranac Lake, NY, December 27, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1980, 12:15 local time
- Place: Saranac Lake, NY
- Airport: Adirondack
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3853° N, 74.2062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADIRONDACK RGNL (SLK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3853&lon=-74.2062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5644H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5644H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 25 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/19801227088109I

## Narrative

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

SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT LANDED BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. GEAR LEG BROKE WHEN IT STRUCK A PIECE OF ICE.

## Other reports on N5644H (1)

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

- [Accident 19760630017719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760630017719A), Jun 30, 1976: Piper PA16 (N5644H), Duanesburg, NY, Substantial damage. Did not ck dest wx.

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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