# Accident 19891001042339A: Piper PA32300, Kwethluk, AK, October 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Kwethluk, AK
- Airport: Kwethluk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KUSA
- Location: 60.7901° N, 161.4209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7901&lon=-161.4209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38393, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38393-1996-08-21) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001042339A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK LIP OF THE RUNWAY LANDING SHORT. IMPACT SEVERED RIGHT MAIN LANDING 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 ANC90LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA002), Oct 1, 1989: Piper PA-32 (N38393), Kwethluk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE FROM THE RUNWAY DRG THE APPROACH, WHICH RESULTED IN A PREMATURE TOUCHDOWN AND FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, WHEN IT HIT THE RUNWAY LIP. THE…

## Other reports on N38393 (2)

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

- [Accident 19931203047529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931203047529A), Dec 3, 1993: Piper PA32300 (N38393), Napakiak, AK, Substantial damage. High sink rate on u turn to final. Added power but stall mushed into snow covered tundra 300 ft short of runway.
- [Incident 19821113070419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821113070419I), Nov 13, 1982: Piper PA32300 (N38393), Sheldon Point, AK, Minor damage. Witness saw aircraft land short bounce onto runway and lose a wheel. Remained airborne. Returned to base.

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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