19951210040169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · English Bay, AK · December 10, 1995

Date
December 10, 1995 · 12:20 local
Place
English Bay, AK
Airport
English Bay Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SOCA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15175
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96LA018
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,334 total636 in this make and model277 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Windshift on restricted approach to runway. Got high sink on final and impacted short of runway. Blocked approach.

As the FAA filed it

WINDSHIFT ON RESTRICTED APPROACH TO RUNWAY. GOT HIGH SINK ON FINAL AND IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. BLOCKED APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.