# Accident 20010620035699A: Piper PA32300, Eek, AK, June 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2001, 21:55 local time
- Place: Eek, AK
- Airport: Eek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KUSC
- Location: 60.9003° N, 148.9100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9003&lon=-148.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43551, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43551-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010620035699A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON JUNE 19, 2001, PIPER PA-32-300, N43551 DEPARTED QUINHKGAK, ALASKA ENROUTE BACK TO BETHEL, ALAKSA WHEN THE ENGINE SURGED AND QUIT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.  THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS FROM THE RIGHT TIP TANK TO THE RIGHT MAIN TANK AND TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP.  THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED OFF-AIRPORT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  ON JULY 3, 2001 INSPECTOR STANLEY BERNARD FROM THE ANCHORAGE FSDO-03, EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER RECOVERY IN BETHEL AND WAS ABLE TO RUN THE ENGINE AT IDLE. DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER CAUSING AN IMBALANCE CONDITION THE ENGINE OPERATION ABOVE 1,000 RPM WAS NOT POSSIBLE.  CAUSE IN STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.  UPDATE 12/20/01:INVESTIGATION COULD NOT CONFIRM COMPONENT FAILURE.  WATER INJESTION IS SUSPECTED.

## 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 ANC01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA083), Jun 20, 2001: Piper PA-32-300 (N43551), Eek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A malfunction of the engine fuel control due to an improper overhaul by other maintenance personnel, and subsequent loss of engine power during cruise flight. A factor in the accident was unsuitable…

## Other reports on N43551 (1)

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

- [Accident 20090410025119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090410025119A), Apr 10, 2009: Piper PA-32-300 (N43551), Nunapitchuk, AK, Substantial damage. Single pilot with only cargo departed bet. For 20 min. Flight with company provided wx. Briefing and w&b within c.g. limits. At midway point aircraft passed…

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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