# Incident 19880501046789I: Piper PA32301, Larsen Bay, AK, May 1, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1988
- Place: Larsen Bay, AK
- Airport: Larsen Bay
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ENTA
- Location: 57.5351° N, 153.9767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LARSEN BAY (2A3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5351&lon=-153.9767&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 IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880501046789I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING NOSE WHEEL AND AXLE SEPARATED FROM GEAR CAUSING PROP TO HIT GRAVE. SELF LOCKING NUT OFF AXLE BOLT.

## 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 19830118060899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830118060899I), Jan 18, 1983: Piper PA32301 (N8385G), Ouzinkie, AK, Minor damage. Struck a snow berm short of the runway on landing. Pilot blamed a windshear condition.

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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