# Incident 20031220033109I: Piper PA23160, Summit, AK, December 20, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2003, 15:53 local time
- Place: Summit, AK
- Airport: Summit
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.3310° N, 149.1288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUMMIT (UMM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3310&lon=-149.1288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5243Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5243Y-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031220033109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED AT AIRPORT THAT IS NOT MAINTAINED DURING WINTER MONTHS. ON LANDING, NOSE GEAR WAS TORN FROM AIRCRAFT, AND BOTH PROPELLERS BENT. NO INJURIES REPORTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N5243Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19800221003859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221003859A), Feb 21, 1980: Piper PA23160 (N5243Y), Bunnell, FL, Substantial damage. Hand-propped left engine with tail tied. Engine started. Tail rope broke. Airplane hit parked aircraft.

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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