# Accident 19931212046809A: Piper PA32300, Port Lions, AK, December 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1993, 11:00 local time
- Place: Port Lions, AK
- Airport: Port Lions
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 57.8990° N, 153.0400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.8990&lon=-153.0400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43527, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43527) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931212046809A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND UPHILL ON WET ICY RUNWAY AND SLID OFF SIDE INTO A DITCH. PILOT BLAMED SNOW BERM ON EDGE 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 ANC94LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA026), Dec 12, 1993: Piper PA-32 (N43527), Port Lions, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICY RUNWAY CONDITION AND THE TAILWIND.

## Other reports on N43527 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890115001749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890115001749A), Jan 15, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N43527), Port Lions, AK, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high and dropped to the runway damaging gear and tail of the aircraft. Strong crosswind existed.

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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