# Accident 19980714026819A: Piper PA32300, Nenana, AK, July 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Airport: Nenana Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GSBA
- Location: 64.4692° N, 148.5700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4692&lon=-148.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8698N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8698N) (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 IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,257 total, 34 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980714026819A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE COMMERCIAL AIR TAXI PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) WAS TAKING A ROUTINE COMPETENCY FLIGHT CHECK FROM AN FAA INSPECTOR. THE FAA INSPECTOR ASKED THE PIC TO PERFORM A LANDING ON A TURF RUNWAY, AND TO STOP SHORT OF A DESIGNATED SPOT ON THE FIELD. THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE DESIGNATED SPOT. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO ROLL ON THE TURF RUNWAY, BUT SOON ENCOUNTERED A LARGE, UNSEEN, HOLE ABOUT MIDFIELD. THE NOSEWHEEL ENTERED THE HOLE, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED. THE PIC REPORTED HE HAD RECEIVED A STANDARD WEATHER BRIEFING VIA TELEPHONE FROM AN FAA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION SPECIALIST JUST PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, BUT HAD RECEIVED NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY. A REVIEW OF THE NOTICES TO AIRMEN (NOTAMS) DISCLOSED AN ACTIVE NOTAM REGARDING A 24 INCH DEEP, BY 6 FEET WIDE HOLE, MIDFIELD OF THE RUNWAY THE PIC LANDED ON. THIS NOTAM WAS NOT GIVEN TOT HE PIC DURING HIS WEATHER BRIEFING AS REQUIRED BY THE FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PROCEDURES MANUAL. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #ANC98LA097

## 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 ANC98LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA097), Jul 14, 1998: Piper PA-32-300 (N8698N), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the FAA Flight Service Station specialist to issue an active Notice to Airmen that noted a hazardous condition on the runway. Factors associated with the accident are the rough and…

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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