# Accident 20000327008059A: Piper PA32R300, Fairbanks, AK, March 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2000, 10:23 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: S4EA
- Location: 64.9000° N, 148.1592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9000&lon=-148.1592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8540F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 PA32R300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000327008059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED FAIRBANKS, AT APPROX. 1000 AM ON A SPECIAL VFR ENROUTE TO BEAVER AND FT. YUKON. PILOT ENCOUNTERED WORSENING WEATHER AND RETURNED TO FAI. HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 19L, AND CONDUCTED A NORMAL APPROACH. PILOT STATED THAT OWING TO FLAT LIGHT HE MISJUDGED HIS ROUND OUT AND LANDED APPROX. 25 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN DEEP SNOW. THE A/C TRAVELED THROUGHT THE SNOW, SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, AND CAME TO REST ON THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC00LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA038), Mar 27, 2000: Piper PA-32R (N8540F), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude, and subsequent undershoot during landing. Factors in the accident were light snow precipitation, flat light conditions, snow-covered terrain, and the…

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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