# Incident 20111209029329I: Piper PA-31-350, Eureka, CA, December 9, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: Eureka, CA
- Airport: Eureka
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 40.7990° N, 124.1540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7990&lon=-124.1540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4098A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4098A) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 302 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111209029329I

## Narrative

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

A AMERIFLIGHT (JIKA) CARGO PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING SOLO  FROM UKIAH CA (UKI) TO EUREKA CA (EKA) AND FELL ASLEEP OR LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. PILOT WOKE UP 35 MILES WEST OF FORTUNA VOR OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND TURNED AROUND. PILOT LANDED AT EKA. NO INDICATION OF HYPOXIA OR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND NO DRUG TEST TAKEN. PILOT WAS FIRED FROM AMERIFLIGHT.CONTACT WITH AWP-300 OFFICE OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE, FLIGHT SURGEON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OFFICE. CONTACT MADE WITH PILOT TO GROUND HIMSELF FROM FLYING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AND UNTIL HE RECEIVES LETTER FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## Other reports on N4098A (2)

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

- [Accident 20080320012679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080320012679A), Mar 20, 2008: Piper PA31350 (N4098A), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 20, 2008, about 1030 pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-31-350, N4098A could not get a down confirmation on the right main gear. The aircraft is…
- [Accident 19891025059011A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891025059011A), Oct 25, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N4098A), Ontario, CA, Substantial damage. Stopped on taxiway behind company N108SX. Foot slipped off brake. Ran into empennage of C99. Both waiting takeoff.

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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