# Accident 19890706025319A: Piper PA32300, Queens Cannery, AK, July 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Queens Cannery, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Aircraft: N2585M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2585M-1994-03-16) (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 IO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 120 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890706025319A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFT ON SHORT FINAL SEVERED LANDING GEAR ON A BERM SHORT OF RUNWAY AND SLID TO A STOP ON RUNWAY MINUS GEAR.

## 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 ANC89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA115), Jul 6, 1989: Piper PA-32 (N2585M), Queens Cannery, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE TO THE RUNWAY DURING THE APPROACH AND FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND AND BERM WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## Other reports on N2585M (2)

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

- [Incident 19890628053899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890628053899I), Jun 28, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N2585M), Egegik, AK. Propeller struck wing tip of parked aircraft while repositioning aircraft on ramp.
- [Accident 19871027065419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871027065419A), Oct 27, 1987: Piper PA32300 (N2585M), Larsen Bay, AK, Substantial damage. High sink rate on final not checked by pilot resulted in ground impact short of the 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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