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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Ekwok, AK · July 17, 1987

Date: July 17, 1987 · 20:30 local
Place: Ekwok, AK
Airport: Ekwok
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ELPA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4143W
Reported as: Piper PA32300
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total30 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N4143WRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2022 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40211 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Landed short of the runway after encountering a downdraft.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AFTER ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT.

Other reports on N4143W · 1

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

Accident 19840524023121ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Nunavachak Beac, AKCollided with a citabria N2677Z shortly after liftoff. The citabria was taxiing onto the beach takeoff area.May 24, 1984 · Reported as Piper PA32260 · Substantial damage