19891125046539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Eek, AK · November 25, 1989

Date
November 25, 1989 · 15:30 local
Place
Eek, AK
Airport
Eek Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KUSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5511J
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC90LA014
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total400 in this make and model260 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Over gross weight,lifted near end runway, settled,hit a knoll,severed right gear. Stopped on frozen lake. Wings iced

As the FAA filed it

OVER GROSS WEIGHT,LIFTED NEAR END RUNWAY, SETTLED,HIT A KNOLL,SEVERED RIGHT GEAR.STOPPED ON FROZEN LAKE. WINGS ICED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.