# Accident 20041215032409A: Piper PA31350, Utopia Creek, AK, December 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Utopia Creek, AK
- Airport: Indian Mountain Afs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WVBA
- Location: 53.8996° N, 166.4001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.8996&lon=-166.4001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N792FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N792FC-2007-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041215032409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ON 12-15-04 @1030 LOCAL TIME, A WARBELOWS AIRVENTURES FLIGHT NUMBER 515, APPROACHED THE U.S. AIRFORCE INDIAN MOUNTAIN AIRFIELD, RUNWAY 24, FOR LANDING. THE AIRSTRIP IS 4,100 FEET LONG AND 120 FEET WIDE AND SLOPES 7.1% UPHILL ON RUNWAY 24. PILOT AND WITNESS STATEMENTS STATED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRSTRIP ON A NORMAL APPROACH BUT DIDN'T QUITE SETTLE ONTO THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE LAST 1/3 OF THE STRIP. THE PILOT STATED IT WAS TOO LATE TO START A GO-AROUND DUE TO RISING TERRAIN AND ELECTED TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO A SNOW BERM OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ACROSS A RAMP WHERE IT CAME TO REST. THE NOSE STRUT WAS DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE LEFT FLAP AND ONE PROPELLER BLADE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE.

## 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 ANC05LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA068), Dec 15, 2004: Piper PA-31-350 (N792FC), Utopia, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/speed while on final approach to land, which resulted in an overrun during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's inadequate weather…

## Other reports on N792FC (1)

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

- [Incident 19960722034189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960722034189I), Jul 22, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N792FC), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: on approach to the airport at central Alaska the pilot lowered the landing gear and had only two green lights. He elected to return to Fairbanks…

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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