# Incident 20000215003519I: Piper J4A, Ophir, AK, February 15, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2000, 17:55 local time
- Place: Ophir, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.1447° N, 156.5194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ophir, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.1447&lon=-156.5194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33193, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33193) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 12 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000215003519I

## Narrative

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

N33193 WAS ISSUED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT ON 2/15/00 BY THE FAI FSDO FROM NOME TO ANCHORAGE TO OBTAIN AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT FLOWN IN APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AND HANGERED AND INSPECTED THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FLIGHT.  ON 2/15/00, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT UNALAKLEET, AK FOR FUEL THEN PROCEDED TO ITS NEXT FUEL STOP OF MCGRATH, AK.  APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MILES NORTH OF OPHIR, AK, AND 15 MINUTES AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANKS, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH.  THE PILOT EXEUCTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO HEAD TOWARD ILLINOIS CREEK FOR A LANDING.  THE ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER 2,500 FEET.  THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON SOFT SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.  THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR STRUTS.  THE FOLLOWING DAY THE LANDING GEAR WAS REPLACED WITH SKIIS, THE PROPELLER WAS REPLACED, ISOPROPOL ADDED TO THE FUEL AND FERRIED TO ANDERSON LAKE, AK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  AIRWORTHINESS WILL CONTINUE THIS INVESTIGATION AND REQUEST AN M OR D REPORT AND AMEND THIS REPORT IF NECESSARY.

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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