19850429014529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Funter Pass, AK · April 29, 1985

Date
April 29, 1985 · 10:30 local
Place
Funter Pass, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
LABA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2897X
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85LA099
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,499 total155 in this make and model260 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Precautionary landing due to unforecast heavy snow showers in Pass. Damage to gear and wing. Landed in deep snow.

As the FAA filed it

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO UNFORECAST HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS IN PASS. DAMAGE TO GEAR AND WING. LANDED IN DEEP SNOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.