# Accident 20001109041819A: Piper PA32260, Lime Village, AK, November 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lime Village, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BTHA
- Location: 63.4708° N, 162.1091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.4708&lon=-162.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4803S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4803S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 5,180 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001109041819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS AIRCRAFT N4803S WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09 AT LIME VILLAGE. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS LIGHT RAIN AND THE TEMPERATURE AROUND 39 DEGREES F. THE PIC EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE PIC APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PIC DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TRY FOR A RESTART OF THE ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR, WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND PROPELLER.

## 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 ANC01LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA016), Nov 9, 2000: Piper PA-32-260 (N4803S), Lime Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly utilize carburetor heat. Factors in the accident were the presence of carburetor icing conditions, and unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N4803S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740226004119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740226004119A), Feb 26, 1974: Piper PA32260 (N4803S), Dekalb, IL, Substantial damage. Acft drifting slightly to r drg t/d.

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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