# Incident 19850728052029I: Piper J5A, Eureka, AK, July 28, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Eureka, AK
- Airport: Skelton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1794° N, 150.2144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1794&lon=-150.2144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37961, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37961) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: LYC O290A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 199 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728052029I

## Narrative

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

SHOCK STRUT BUNGEE RINGS FAILED ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT SLID OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

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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