# Accident 19920204001849A: Piper PA32300, Tununak, AK, February 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1992, 13:11 local time
- Place: Tununak, AK
- Airport: Tununak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYQA
- Location: 60.6001° N, 165.1294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6001&lon=-165.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76RL-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920204001849A

## Narrative

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

DOWNWIND WING HIT RUNWAY LANDING IN SEVERE GUSTY CROSSWIND. MADE GO AROUND WITH BENT WING. EXCEEDED WIND COMPONENT.

## 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 ANC92LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA031), Feb 4, 1992: Piper PA-32-300 (N76RL), Tununak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: MISJUDGED WIND INFORMATION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TURBULENCE, CROSSWIND AND FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER.

## Other reports on N76RL (3)

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

- [Accident 20021022031329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021022031329A), Oct 22, 2002: Piper PA32300 (N76RL), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The two airplanes involved in this accident were in motion and taxiing in opposite direction to each other. Both airplanes were taxiing on an…
- [Accident 19921006044229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921006044229A), Oct 6, 1992: Piper PA32300 (N76RL), Nightmute, AK, Substantial damage. Struck lip off runway on landing. Collapsed left main gear and damaged wing.
- [Accident 19910328009409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910328009409A), Mar 28, 1991: Piper PA32300 (N76RL), Kasigluk, AK, Substantial damage. On touchdown, struck snow drifts with large ice chunks. Right main hit the ice ridge and separated.

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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