# Incident 20240214000319I: Piper PA-32-300, Karluk, AK, February 14, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2024, 14:00 local time
- Place: Karluk, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RI9A
- Location: 57.5719° N, 154.4556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Karluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5719&lon=-154.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31589, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31589) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (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-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240214000319I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED EXTREMELY SOFT RUNWAY CONDITIONS AFTER LANDING. DURING HIS TAXI TO THE RAMP THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND THEN AGAIN TO THE LEFT WHILE IN THE MUD, EXPERIENCING WHAT FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE ON THE LH SIDE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET OUT AND VERIFY WHAT WAS GOING ON AND NOTICED THE TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY SITTING CROOKED ON THE AXLE. THE PILOT CONTACTED HOME BASE AND AT THE DIRECTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE WAS TOLD TO LEAVE THE AIRCRAFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY.

A MAINTENANCE TEAM WAS DISPATCHED TO GO DOWN TO KARLUK AND REPLACE THE STUB AXLE ASSEMBLY. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE INSTALLED AND A FIELD INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE AND FLOWN BACK TO KODIAK WITHOUT ISSUE

## Other reports on N31589 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020711016649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020711016649I), Jul 11, 2002: Piper PA32300 (N31589), Skagway, AK, Minor damage. (-23) N31589, a PA-32-300, was idling @1000 RPM on the parking ramp at the Skagway Airport (pagy). The pilot, Mr. Donn e. mcginnis, became distracted by the…

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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