# Accident 20100831047519A: Piper PA-20, Akhiok, AK, August 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2010, 21:00 local time
- Place: Akhiok, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9483° N, 154.2152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akhiok, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9483&lon=-154.2152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1594A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1594A-2011-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,206 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100831047519A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN STATED THAT WHILE SURVEYING AN ABANDONED AIRSTRIP ON SITKINAK ISLAND FOR USE AS A SUITABLE LANDING AREA, THE WINDS BEGAN INCREASING.  WINDS WERE ACROSS THE RUNWAY, AND DOWNWIND OF NEARBY MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, ESTIMATED AT APPROACHING 20 KNOTS, AND INCREASING.  DURING A PASS DOWN THE LANDING AREA AT LESS THAN 15 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ROLLING DUE TO WINDS.  THE AIRMAN BEGAN A GO-AROUND, AND THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND CARTWHEELED, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO OTHER PERSONS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1594A (1)

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

- [Accident 20001112018199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001112018199A), Nov 12, 2000: Piper PA20 (N1594A), Great Falls, MT, No damage. (-23) Pilot misjudged snow depth while landing at a remote snow covered landing site. Main gear contacted deep snow and aircraft nosed over.

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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