# Accident 19930714023789A: Piper PA20, Circle Hot Spri, AK, July 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Circle Hot Spri, AK
- Airport: Circle Hot Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.7900° N, 144.2007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.7900&lon=-144.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4946M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4946M-2021-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 45 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930714023789A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. SURFACE WAS RUTED AND LOOSE ROCKS. BELEIVED A ROCK LOCKED A BRAKE.

## 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 ANC93LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA117), Jul 14, 1993: Piper PA-20 (N4946M), Circle Hot Spri, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAXI. FACTOR IS THE ROUGH/RUTTED CONDITION OF THE AIRSTRIP.

## Other reports on N4946M (1)

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

- [Accident 19821007054389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821007054389A), Oct 7, 1982: Piper PA20 (N4946M), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Used too much brake trying to maintain directional control on landing roll. Nosed over. Invalid medical certificate

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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