# Incident 19910408039199I: Piper PA32301, Eek, AK, April 8, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1991, 17:31 local time
- Place: Eek, AK
- Airport: Eek Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KUSA
- Location: 60.8108° N, 161.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8108&lon=-161.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4258N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4258N-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 350 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91IA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91IA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910408039199I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH PART OF RIGHT GEAR MISSING. BOLT HOLDING TORQUE LINK KNUCKLE WAS MISSING.

## 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 ANC91IA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91IA052), Apr 9, 1991: Piper PA-32-301 (N4258N), Eek, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CENTER TORQUE LINK BOLT.

## Other reports on N4258N (1)

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

- [Accident 19810902082669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810902082669A), Sep 2, 1981: Piper PA32301 (N4258N), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Lost part of propeller blade. Landed downwind on a sand bar. Wiped out gear failure at filed propeller nick.

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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