# Accident 20091010050299A: Piper PA-31-350, Nondalton, AK, October 10, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2009, 11:05 local time
- Place: Nondalton, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HXXC
- Location: 59.9800° N, 154.8392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9800&lon=-154.8392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27231, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27231-2018-01-03) (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 PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 8,900 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091010050299A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE NONDALTON AIRPORT. PILOT ADDED FULL POWER WHICH WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO EFFECT A SUCESSFUL GO-AROUND.

## 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 ANC10CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA002), Oct 10, 2009: Piper PA-31-350 (N27231), Nondalton, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a landing in weather conducive to strong downdrafts, resulting in a loss of control.

## Other reports on N27231 (1)

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

- [Incident 19861106065159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861106065159I), Nov 6, 1986: Piper PA31350 (N27231), Las Vegas, NV. Engine shut down after rise and fall of EGT. Safe landing. Left magneto bendix oil seal leaking.

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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