# Accident 19890115001749A: Piper PA32300, Port Lions, AK, January 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1989, 15:48 local time
- Place: Port Lions, AK
- Airport: Port Lions
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 57.9010° N, 153.0408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.9010&lon=-153.0408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43527, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43527) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,457 total, 498 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890115001749A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH AND DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY DAMAGING GEAR AND TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. STRONG CROSSWIND EXISTED.

## 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 ANC89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA039), Jan 15, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N43527), Port Lions, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING. THE DOWNDRAFT WHICH THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N43527 (1)

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

- [Accident 19931212046809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931212046809A), Dec 12, 1993: Piper PA32300 (N43527), Port Lions, AK, Substantial damage. Landed downwind uphill on wet icy runway and slid off side into a ditch. Pilot blamed snow berm on edge 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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