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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-301 · Ekuk, AK · January 26, 2000

Date
January 26, 2000 · 15:10 local
Place
Ekuk, AK
Airport
Ekuk Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PNSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8004N
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC00LA022
Reported as
Piper PA32301
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total800 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On January 26, 2000 a Piper PA-32-301, N8004N, registered to penninsula airways, 6100 Boeing ave., anchorage, AK 99502 and piloted by daniel l. green was involved in an aircraft accident at the Ekuk Airport, AK. According to the pilot he touched down normally and on rollout struck a snow and ice berm with his right wing tip. He stated that he saw it before hitting it, but could not stop because of the snow and ice on the surface. There were no injuries to the pilot, the sole occupant however the aircraft was substantially damaged. The flight was a scheduled FAR part 135 flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 26, 2000 A PIPER PA-32-301, N8004N, REGISTERED TO PENNINSULA AIRWAYS, 6100 BOEING AVE., ANCHORAGE, AK 99502 AND PILOTED BY DANIEL L. GREEN WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT THE EKUK AIRPORT, AK. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY AND ON ROLLOUT STRUCK A SNOW AND ICE BERM WITH HIS RIGHT WING TIP. HE STATED THAT HE SAW IT BEFORE HITTING IT, BUT COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE OF THE SNOW AND ICE ON THE SURFACE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT WAS A SCHEDULED FAR PART 135 FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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