# Incident 19820819046139I: Piper PA16, Gulkana, AK, August 19, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1982, 10:19 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5630H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5630H-2013-10-23) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820819046139I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXING OUT FOR TAKEOFF TAXIED INTO A LARGE UNMARKED HOLE.

## Other reports on N5630H (1)

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

- [Accident 19880623023679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880623023679A), Jun 23, 1988: Piper PA16 (N5630H), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control on crosswind takeoff. Veered off runway and collapsed left gear and bent wing. Blamed a brake problem.

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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