# Incident 19890101005269I: Piper PA32300, Emmonak, AK, January 1, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1989, 15:50 local time
- Place: Emmonak, AK
- Airport: Emmonak Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZDWG
- Location: 62.7861° N, 164.4907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EMMONAK (ENM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.7861&lon=-164.4907&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 IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890101005269I

## Narrative

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

TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF WENT TOO FAR TO LEFT AND MAIN WHEEL WENT INTO SNOW. AIRCRAFT PULLED INTO SNOW BERM.

## Other reports on N15268 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880630027109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880630027109A), Jun 30, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N15268), Hooper Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing when encountered downdraft. Left main gear collapsed on rollout.

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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