# Incident 19970414028879I: Piper PA32301, Kongiganak, AK, April 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1997, 10:30 local time
- Place: Kongiganak, AK
- Airport: Kongiganak Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 59.9616° N, 162.8806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KONGIGANAK (DUY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9616&lon=-162.8806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8259V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259V-2010-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970414028879I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT RAN OVER BOXES OF SUPPLIES. CONTINUED FLIGHT ATTEMPTED TO COVER UP INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA^

## Other reports on N8259V (4)

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

- [Incident 20061228027699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061228027699I), Dec 28, 2006: Piper PA32301 (N8259V), King Salmon, AK. (-23) According to written statement provided by the airman, upon landing on the remaining 3000 feet of runway 29 at King Salmon Airport, the braking report…
- [Incident 19910507037759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910507037759I), May 7, 1991: Piper PA32301 (N8259V), Cape Peirce, AK, Minor damage. While aircraft being repositioned for takeoff the nose wheel fell in hole on beach airstrip.
- [Accident 19880518015479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880518015479A), May 18, 1988: Piper PA32301 (N8259V), Port Heiden, AK, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff too late after poor acceleration. Ran off end of runway into dirt bank. Suspect aircraft overloaded.
- [Incident 19880430042269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880430042269I), Apr 30, 1988: Piper PA32301 (N8259V), Levelock, AK, Minor damage. While taxiing around large mud puddle on way to park, right wing tip struck a runway marker causing minor damage.

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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