# Accident 20000126042089A: Piper PA32301, Ekuk, AK, January 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2000, 15:10 local time
- Place: Ekuk, AK
- Airport: Ekuk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 55.9199° N, 159.4900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9199&lon=-159.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8004N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8004N) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 800 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000126042089A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC00LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA022), Jan 26, 2000: Piper PA-32-301 (N8004N), Ekuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable runway for landing. Factors associated with the accident were the inadequate runway maintenance by the runway maintenance personnel, snow berms, 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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