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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Chefornak, AK · May 3, 2001

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Date
May 3, 2001 · 10:50 local
Place
Chefornak, AK
Airport
Chefornak Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GSBA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4089W
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC01LA053
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total2,300 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
N4089WRegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2018 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40145 · Built 1967Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) On may 3, 2001, about 1050 adt, a wheel equipped Piper PA-32-300, N4089W, sustained substantial damage while attempting a landing at Chefornak, Alaska. The aircraft was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross country commercial flight, when the accident occurred. A licensed commercial pilot operated the aircraft. The aircraft is owned by a leasing company and operated by a part 135 on demand operator. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area of the accident. During an interview with an FAA inspector on may 4, 2001, the pilot reported that when he was on final approach, configured with full flaps, airspeed at the threshold 80 mph, the aircraft stalled. The aircraft struck the runway in the stall and bounced back into the air, and with a crosswind of 10 to 15 knots the aircraft struck the tundra about 30 feet from the runway. The aircraft came to rest with the left gear sheared off, nose gear collapsed, propeller bent back formed to the fuselage and the right wing bent down at a 90 degree angle. Investigation is ongoing for possible violations.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 3, 2001, ABOUT 1050 ADT, A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-32-300, N4089W, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT CHEFORNAK, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS COUNTRY COMMERCIAL FLIGHT, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. A LICENSED COMMERCIAL PILOT OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED BY A LEASING COMPANY AND OPERATED BY A PART 135 ON DEMAND OPERATOR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH AN FAA INSPECTOR ON MAY 4, 2001, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH, CONFIGURED WITH FULL FLAPS, AIRSPEED AT THE THRESHOLD 80 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY IN THE STALL AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, AND WITH A CROSSWIND OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TUNDRA ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE LEFT GEAR SHEARED OFF, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, PROPELLER BENT BACK FORMED TO THE FUSELAGE AND THE RIGHT WING BENT DOWN AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING FOR POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC01LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChefornak, AKThe pilot's inadvertent stall/mush during the final phase of the landing approach. A factor associated with the accident is a crosswind.May 3, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4089W · 2

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

Accident 20131006022679ACruise/Level Flight · San Jose Villag, CMAircraft N4089W departed Tinian International Airport VFR at 02:41AM on a moonless night to transport six passengers to saipan international airport. The weather was VFR with rain showers moving through the area. The aircraft was observed from the air flying…Oct 6, 2013 · Destroyed · 3 fatalAccident 19800814037779ATakeoff Ground Roll · Ekuk, AKPilot tried to abort takeoff too late and ran off end of runway into swamp.Aug 14, 1980 · Substantial damage