# Incident 20071210829059I: Piper PA32301, Togiak Village, AK, December 10, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2007, 17:50 local time
- Place: Togiak Village, AK
- Airport: Togiak
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 59.0536° N, 160.3968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TOGIAK (TOG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0536&lon=-160.3968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8402S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8402S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,100 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071210829059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N8402S WAS TAXIING TO THE PARKING AREA, WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRPLANE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TAXIING TO THE RAMP AREA AT TOGIAK ALASKA WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT. POOR LIGHTING DUE TO THE DUSK CONDITIONS, AND THE VILLAGE AGENTS TRUCK LIGHT SHINING INTO THE PILOT'S FACE WERE FACTORS IN THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N8402S (4)

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

- [Incident 19970412028889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970412028889I), Apr 12, 1997: Piper PA32301 (N8402S), Karluk, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: while turning around in a narrow parking area the wing tip contacted the ground handler's pickup window. [privacy data omitted]
- [Accident 19920822032699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920822032699A), Aug 22, 1992: Piper PA32301 (N8402S), Togiak Village, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to accelerate on muddy standing water strip. Lifted but struck a berm off end runway severing landing gear.
- [Incident 19900115007279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900115007279I), Jan 15, 1990: Piper PA32301 (N8402S), Chignik Lake, AK, Minor damage. Landed long on icy runway. Slid off end of runway.
- [Accident 19881023047639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881023047639A), Oct 23, 1988: Piper PA32301 (N8402S), Ivanof Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported a severe gusty surface wind caused him to land short of the 1200 ft gravel strip.

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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