# Accident 20060826017849A: Piper PA32300, Chena Hot Sprin, AK, August 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: Chena Hot Sprin, AK
- Airport: Chena Hot Springs Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.9003° N, 148.1590° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9003&lon=-148.1590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4466T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4466T-2021-09-04) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 120 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060826017849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A GRAVEL STRIP, UPON LANDING HEARD A LOUD NOISE, LOST CONTROL, ENDED UP ON SIDE OF STRIP. NTSB WILL NOT PROVIDE A # OR INDICATE ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT UNTIL MORE INFORMATION IS GATHERED (NEED TO IDENTIFY TO WHAT EXTENT WAS THE DAMAGE). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (-23 AMENDMENT) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WILL BE COMPLETING AN M OR D REPORT FOR THE GEAR FAILURE.

## 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 ANC06LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA143), Aug 26, 2006: Piper PA-32-300 (N4466T), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture of the aluminum alloy landing gear adapter assembly, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N4466T (2)

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

- [Accident 20190411015019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190411015019A), Apr 11, 2019: Piper PA-32-300 (N4466T), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. On 11 April 2019 aircraft N4466T, a Piper PA-32, departed aniak, AK enroute to Bethel, AK. While in route and cruising at 800 feet the engine started to sound…
- [Incident 19781223021059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223021059I), Dec 23, 1978: Piper PA32300 (N4466T), Flagstaff, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown.

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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