# Accident 20190706009339A: Piper PA-32-260, Seldovia, AK, July 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2019, 16:00 local time
- Place: Seldovia, AK
- Airport: Seldovia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4439° N, 151.7050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4439&lon=-151.7050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3556W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3556W-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,229 total, 671 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190706009339A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 34 AT SELDOVIA IN VERY LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS AND HEAVY LOAD, THOUGH WITHIN WEIGHT LIMITATIONS OF AIRCRAFT.

JUST AFTER ROTATION, AIRCRAFT POSSIBLY ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR TO A TAIL WIND, AND AIRCRAFT STOPPED CLIMBING. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREE BRANCH, AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN LAGOON AREA.

## 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 GAA19CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA387), Jul 7, 2019: Piper PA32 (N3556W), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain a sufficient climb following a short-field takeoff, which resulted in collision with trees.

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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