# Accident 20061009029029A: Piper PA32260, Port Alsworth, AK, October 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Airport: Port Alsworth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1833° N, 154.3167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1833&lon=-154.3167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996PK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996PK-2008-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,890 total, 258 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061009029029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WROTE IN HIS POST ACCIDENT STATEMENT THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 5L, HIS FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE, SOMETIMES SEVERE TURBULENCE. HE IMMEDIATELY ELECTED TO RETURN TO PORT ALSWORTH TO LAND ON RWY 5R. HE INITIATED A LEVEL FLIGHT RIGHT TURN ADJACENT TO AN AREA OF STEEP MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND LARGE VALLEY DRAINAGES. DURING THE TURN, THE EFFECTS OF THE PREVAILING NORTHEAST WIND ALOFT INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY AND A SERIES OF STRONG DOWNDRAFTS AND ASSOCIATED WINDSHEAR WERE ENCOUNTERED. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT WHEN HE REALIZED HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN FLIGHT, HE INITIATED A CONTROLLED CRASH, SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTING TREE COVERED TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC07LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA001), Oct 9, 2006: Piper PA-32-260 (N996PK), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control while maneuvering, and an in-flight collision with tree covered terrain. Factors associated with the…

## Other reports on N996PK (1)

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

- [Incident 19920508014119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920508014119I), May 8, 1992: Piper PA32260 (N996PK), Kakhonak, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed hard on a crosswind landing. Sheared landing gear off aircraft. Stated he had a windshear problem.

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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