# Incident 20230614022619I: Hardan Weston W HIGHLANDER, Palmer, AK, June 14, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2023, 20:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N718WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N718WH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hardan Weston W HIGHLANDER (registry code 05641NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/hardan-weston-w-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Edge EPEX-300 TI (registry code 25103, https://openairdocs.org/engine/edge-epex-300-ti) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARDAN WESTON W HIGHLANDER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 1 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230614022619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID HE WAS DESCENDING FOR LANDING, HE THOUGHT IT WAS DESCENDING TOO FAST, APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND, SAID THE AIRPLANE “TORQUED OVER TO THE LEFT” WHEN HE APPLIED THE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE LEFT LANDING GEAR FOLDED. HE SAID THE PROP AND THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND, HOWEVER THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE LANDING GEAR, THE PROP AND SOME SCUFFS AND A TEAR IN THE FABRIC. (TGK)

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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