# Accident 19931203047529A: Piper PA32300, Napakiak, AK, December 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1993, 16:27 local time
- Place: Napakiak, AK
- Airport: Napakiak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KUSA
- Location: 60.6801° N, 162.0004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6801&lon=-162.0004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38393, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38393-1996-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,920 total, 955 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931203047529A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC94LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA021), Dec 3, 1993: Piper PA-32 (N38393), Napakiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER APPROACH AIRSPEED.

## Other reports on N38393 (2)

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

- [Accident 19891001042339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001042339A), Oct 1, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N38393), Kwethluk, AK, Substantial damage. Struck lip of the runway landing short. Impact severed right main landing gear.
- [Incident 19821113070419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821113070419I), Nov 13, 1982: Piper PA32300 (N38393), Sheldon Point, AK, Minor damage. Witness saw aircraft land short bounce onto runway and lose a wheel. Remained airborne. Returned to base.

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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