# Accident 19911225057199A: Piper PA31350, Tatitlek, AK, December 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Tatitlek, AK
- Airport: Tatitlek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LATA
- Location: 60.8795° N, 146.6498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8795&lon=-146.6498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27827, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27827-1992-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC IO540J4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 375 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911225057199A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP ON ICE COVERED RUNWAY. RAN OFF END. COLLIDED WITH STUMPS. PILOT ADVISED FSS OF ICY RUNWAY. NO NOTAM

## 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 ANC92LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA023), Dec 25, 1991: Piper PA-31 (N27827), Tatitlek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM A GO AROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICY RUNWAY CONDITION AND THE FAILURE OF THE FSS PERSONNEL TO PROPERLY ISSUE AND DISSEMINATE A NOTAM CONCERNING THE ICY…

## Other reports on N27827 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810508034349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508034349I), May 8, 1981: Piper PA31350 (N27827), Augusta, GA, Minor damage. In touch down nose gear collapse due idler rod assembly failed.

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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