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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Eek, AK · May 3, 1991

Date: May 3, 1991 · 10:30 local
Place: Eek, AK
Airport: Eek Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HYQA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4593T
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC91LA055
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,516 total25 in this make and model126 in the last 90 days

N4593TRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7240071 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed hard on upslope short of runway. Impact sheared landing gear. Aircraft then slid off runway down embankment.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED HARD ON UPSLOPE SHORT OF RUNWAY. IMPACT SHEARED LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT THEN SLID OFF RUNWAY DOWN EMBANKMENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC91LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEek, AKWas the hard landing caused when the pilot encountered a downdraft during the final approach portion of the landing. Contributing to the accident was the downdraft and the dirt/river bank just short of the runway.May 3, 1991 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4593T · 3

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

Incident 19910303009899ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Bethel, AKAborted takeoff due to problem getting airborne. Ran off end of runway. Manifest cargo weight incorrect.Mar 3, 1991 Incident 19880922039599IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Nightmute, AKLost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Pilot stated possible air in brakes. Brakes checked normal.Sep 22, 1988 · Minor damage Accident 19740116000269AFinal Approach · Jefferson City, MOAcft struck snow bank off apch end of rwy. Aftr t/d on rwy acft swerved l corrected r hit sno bank.Jan 16, 1974 · Substantial damage