# Accident 19880630027109A: Piper PA32300, Hooper Bay, AK, June 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1988, 19:15 local time
- Place: Hooper Bay, AK
- Airport: Hooper Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 61.5391° N, 166.1194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5391&lon=-166.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15268, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15268) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,686 total, 520 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880630027109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING WHEN ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT.

## 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 ANC88LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA079), Jul 1, 1988: Piper PA-32 (N15268), Hooper Bay, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15268 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890101005269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890101005269I), Jan 1, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N15268), Emmonak, AK, Minor damage. Taxiing for takeoff went too FAR to left and main wheel went into snow. Aircraft pulled into snow berm.

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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