# Accident 20020904024119A: Piper PA32R300, Manley Hs, AK, September 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2002, 14:15 local time
- Place: Manley Hs, AK
- Airport: Manley Hot Springs Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BTHA
- Location: 58.2992° N, 134.4204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.2992&lon=-134.4204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40449, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40449) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020904024119A

## Narrative

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

Y-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED DURING TAKEOFF FROM MANLEY HOT SPRINGS, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO A FLOCK OF GEESE STRIKING ONE GOOSE WITH THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING BETWEEN THE WINGTIP AND THE FUEL TANK DAMAGING THE WING LEADING EDGE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW WHEN NTSB ISSUES AN NTSB ID NUMBER.

## 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 ANC02LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA117), Sep 4, 2002: Piper PA-32R (N40449), Manley Hot Spgs, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A bird strike during takeoff, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing.

## Other reports on N40449 (2)

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

- [Accident 20190213010179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190213010179A), Feb 13, 2019: Piper PA-32R-300 (N40449), Anchorage, AK, No damage. Flight was returning from lime village (2AK). On decent in the vicinity of figure eight lake, N40449 encountered severe turbulence. One passenger sustained…
- [Incident 20120517010859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120517010859I), May 17, 2012: Piper PA-32R-300 (N40449), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. PIC was on a straight in approach for runway 25 at mri, when landing gear handle was moved to select down the nose gear "down and locked" light failed to…

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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