# Accident 19891125046539A: Piper PA32260, Eek, AK, November 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Eek, AK
- Airport: Eek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KUSA
- Location: 60.2101° N, 162.0294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2101&lon=-162.0294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5511J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5511J-1997-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891125046539A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC90LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA014), Nov 25, 1989: Piper PA-32-260 (N5511J), Eek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE THE REMOVAL OF ICE OR FROST FROM THE WINGS. THE EXCESS GROSS WEIGHT AND UNEVEN TERRAIN WERE CONSIDERED TO BE…

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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