# Accident 20020524010149A: Piper PA32R300, Noorvik, AK, May 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2002, 10:40 local time
- Place: Noorvik, AK
- Airport: Robert/Bob/Curtis Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FWRA
- Location: 66.8167° N, 161.0167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8167&lon=-161.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9243K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9243K-2015-05-21) (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 ANC02LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020524010149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED OTZ ENROUTE ORV, LANDED ORV. DEPARTED ORV ENROUTE IAN CLIMB OUT - LEVEL OFF, 1800 FT, NOTICE PWR LOSS, TURN AROUND, PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, NO CHANGE, ENGINE QUIT. LANDED 4.5 MILES ON 020 DEGREE R OUT OF ORV. MECHANIC RECOVERING AIRCRAFT. REMOVED 73 GAL FUEL FROM AIRCRAFT'S TANKS. (.19) ON MAY 24, 2002, ABOUT 1030 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL-EQUIPPED PIPER PA-32R-300 AIRPLANE, N9243K, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF NOORVIK, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ON-DEMAND CARGO/U.S. MAIL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 135, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY, LARRY'S FLYING SERVICE, INC., FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE SOLO CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND VFR COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1020, FROM THE NOORVIK AIRPORT, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO KIANA, ALASKA. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON MAY 29, T                                                                      HE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE IN CRUISE CLIMB, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. HE SAID THAT WHILE PERFORMING EMERGENCY ENGINE PROCEDURES, HE NOTED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS RAPIDLY DECREASING. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN A MARSHY, MUSKEG-COVERED AREA, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, ENGINE FIREWALL, AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 ANC02LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA040), May 24, 2002: Piper PA-32R-300 (N9243K), Noorvik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during the climb to cruise for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing in soft terrain. A factor associated in the accident was the lack of…

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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