# Accident 19931020040159A: Piper PA32301, Karluk, AK, October 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1993, 11:15 local time
- Place: Karluk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 57.5719° N, 154.4556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Karluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5719&lon=-154.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4327P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4327P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931020040159A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING STRUCK UNKNOWN OBJECT DURING LANDING ATTEMPT ON A BEACH. MADE GO AROUND AND RETURNED TO BASE.

## 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 ANC94LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA013), Oct 20, 1993: Piper PA-32-301 (N4327P), Karluk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING.

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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