# Incident 19830118060899I: Piper PA32301, Ouzinkie, AK, January 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ouzinkie, AK
- Airport: Ouzinkie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 57.9293° N, 152.4192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.9293&lon=-152.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8385G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8385G-1998-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830118060899I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SNOW BERM SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. PILOT BLAMED A WINDSHEAR CONDITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC83IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA036), Jan 18, 1983: Piper PA32-301 (N8385G), Quzinkie, AK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N8385G (2)

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

- [Accident 19950630015809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950630015809A), Jun 30, 1995: Piper PA32301 (N8385G), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage, 4 fatal. Struck terrain near exit of baskin pass. Shifting stratus in area. Other aircraft preceeded thru pass safely.
- [Incident 19880501046789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880501046789I), May 1, 1988: Piper PA32301 (N8385G), Larsen Bay, AK, Minor damage. While taxiing nose wheel and axle separated from gear causing prop to hit grave. Self locking nut off axle bolt.

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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