# Accident 20100426033089A: Piper PA-32-301, King Cove, AK, April 26, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2010, 15:30 local time
- Place: King Cove, AK
- Airport: King Cove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 66.9808° N, 160.4298° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9808&lon=-160.4298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8305H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8305H-2018-12-19) (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 PA-32-301
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,582 total, 301 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100426033089A

## Narrative

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

MOST RECENT METAR INFORMATION FROM ENA FSS FOR PAVC, AT 262256Z, INCLUDED WINDS 25014G43KT.  ABOVE END OF RUNWAY 25, APPROX. 500' AGL, LOST AIRSPEED, LOST ALTITUDE, APPLIED FULL POWER BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO FLARE.  CONTACTED RUNWAY RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE NOT LIMITED TO: LOSS OF RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY, LOSS OF THE ENTIRE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSSEMBLY, LOSS OF THE LOWER HALF OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, PROPELLER STRIKE AND ENGINE DAMAGE.  SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, APPROX. HALFWAY DOWN THE LENGTH.  PILOT AND ALL FOUR PASSENGERS EVACUATED WITHOUT INJURIES.

## 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 ANC10LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA032), Apr 26, 2010: Piper PA-32-301 (N8305H), King Cove, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during gusty winds while landing, resulting in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.

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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