# Accident 19890616016129A: Piper PA32300, Eek, AK, June 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Eek, AK
- Airport: Eek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KUSA
- Location: 60.2098° N, 162.0295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2098&lon=-162.0295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32062, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32062-1990-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890616016129A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC89LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA093), Jun 16, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N32062), Eek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CENTER TORQUE LINK BOLT ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.

## Other reports on N32062 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890715025329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715025329A), Jul 15, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N32062), Quinhagak, AK, Destroyed. Engine quit. Landed safely on tundra but airplane was destroyed by fire after evacuation. Fire started in engine.
- [Accident 19880814032429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814032429A), Aug 14, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N32062), Kwethluk, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in a severe crosswind. Veered off runway and hit runway end sign. Blamed brakes.

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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