# Incident 19920128005889I: Piper PA31T3, Anchorage, AK, January 28, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SOCA
- Location: 70.0998° N, 149.8690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.0998&lon=-149.8690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314SC-2006-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T3 (registry code 7103128, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T3
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 604 in this make and model, 253 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92IA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920128005889I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED INTO A SNOWBANK ON NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. PILOT HAD PROBLEM WITH BLOWING SNOW.

## 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 ANC92IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92IA030), Jan 28, 1992: Piper PA-31-T3 (N314SC), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED TAXI AFTER BECOMING LOST OR DISORIENTED. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAUSED BY THE FRESHLY FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW AND THE INADEQUATE SNOW…

## Other reports on N314SC (1)

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

- [Accident 19971111039169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971111039169A), Nov 11, 1997: Piper PA31T3 (N314SC), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. Collided with unseen moose on takeoff. Aborted. Stopped on runway. Damaged left wing spar.

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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