19931203047529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Napakiak, AK · December 3, 1993

Date
December 3, 1993 · 16:27 local
Place
Napakiak, AK
Airport
Napakiak Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KUSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N38393
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC94LA021
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,920 total955 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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High sink rate on u turn to final. Added power but stall mushed into snow covered tundra 300 ft short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

HIGH SINK RATE ON U TURN TO FINAL. ADDED POWER BUT STALL MUSHED INTO SNOW COVERED TUNDRA 300 FT SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N38393 · 2

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