# Incident 20190726017339I: Piper PA-32-301, Dillingham, AK, July 26, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2019, 21:26 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0447° N, 158.5055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DILLINGHAM (DLG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0447&lon=-158.5055&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81844, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81844) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,362 total, 217 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190726017339I

## Narrative

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

WHEN ON FINAL APPROACH RIGHT BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN A DOWN DRAFT HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT MAKING THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT SIDE HIT THE RUNWAY HARD.  PILOT GAVE FULL THROTTLE TOOK OFF. CIRCLE AROUND RUNWAY NOTICE LANDING GEAR ON RUNWAY FROM RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT.  WENT TO DILLINGHAM TO LAND AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N81844 (4)

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

- [Incident 20080915846769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080915846769I), Sep 15, 2008: Piper PA32301 (N81844), Pilot Point, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On September 16, 2008, commercial Pilot, [privacy data omitted] taxied a Piper, PA-32-301 airplane to an Alaska state owned building at Pilot Point,…
- [Accident 19990327017719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990327017719A), Mar 27, 1999: Piper PA32301 (N81844), Chefornak, AK, Substantial damage. On March 27, 1999, about 1010 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-32-301 airplane, N81844, sustained substantial damage while landing at the…
- [Accident 19980224001729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980224001729A), Feb 24, 1998: Piper PA32300 (N81844), Kongiganak, AK, Substantial damage. Narrative: upon approaching the threshold, he felt a sudden drop. Initiating a go-around with full power, the aircraft settled onto the threshold area. He felt…
- [Incident 19950520031579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950520031579I), May 20, 1995: Piper PA32301 (N81844), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Broke right main wheel axle landing on remote strip in severe crosswind.

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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