# Incident 19950401006409I: Piper PA32R300, Mullan, ID, April 1, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Mullan, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HGNA
- Location: 47.4688° N, 115.7964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mullan, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4688&lon=-115.7964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N760PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N760PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 PA32R300
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950401006409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: TWO AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON INTERSTATE 90 NEAR MULLAN, IDAHO AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 PST ON APRIL 1, 1995 AFTER WEATHER FORCED THEM TO LAND. NONE OF THE CREW OR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED ON THIS PART 135 FLIGHT FROM BILLINGS, MONTANA ENROUTE TO SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. ONE AIRCRAFT, N760PS, A PIPER PA-32R-300, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND PITOT TUBE WHEN IT STRUCK A HIGHWAY MARKER LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY MILE POST 68 NEAR MULLAN, IDAHO. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, N777W, A PIPER PA-32R-300 LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE AIRCRAFT WERE OPERATED BY NORTHWEST AERO SERVICES, ENID, OKLAHOMA. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION OF THE PASSENGERS TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON TO ATTEND A NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. THE TWO AIRCRAFT HAD STOPPED IN BILLINGS, MONTANA TO REFUEL AND RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM GREAT FALLS, MONTANA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. WHILE FLYING ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN THEY ENCOUNTERED UNREPORTED MOUNTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF MULLAN/LOOK OUT PASS, IDAHO THAT PREVENTED CONTINUED FLIGHT IN VFR CONDITIONS. AFTER BRIEFLY CIRCLING THE TWO PILOTS DECIDED TO LAND ON THE WESTBOUND LANES OF I-90. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT N760PS RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AT THE OUTBOARD FUEL TANK AND PITOT TUBE. THE PILOT OF N760PS WAS ISSUED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT AFTER FIELD REPAIRS WERE MADE AND BOTH AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND FLEW TO SPOKANE, WASHINGTON FURTHER REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED.

## Other reports on N760PS (1)

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

- [Incident 20240223003379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240223003379I), Feb 23, 2024: Piper PA-32R-300 (N760PS), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft right main landing gear / main wheel assembly incurred damage as the aircraft slighly departed the taxiway while aircraft was turned from the taxiway…

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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