# Incident 19920508014119I: Piper PA32260, Kakhonak, AK, May 8, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1992, 18:03 local time
- Place: Kakhonak, AK
- Airport: Kakhonak Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N996PK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996PK-2008-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920508014119I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED HARD ON A CROSSWIND LANDING. SHEARED LANDING GEAR OFF AIRCRAFT. STATED HE HAD A WINDSHEAR PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N996PK (1)

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

- [Accident 20061009029029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061009029029A), Oct 9, 2006: Piper PA32260 (N996PK), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot wrote in his post accident statement that shortly after takeoff from runway 5L, his flight encountered moderate, sometimes severe turbulence.…

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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