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FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Eek, AK · November 16, 2025

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Date
November 16, 2025 · 20:28 local
Place
Eek, AK
Airport
Eek Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
T72A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4112D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC26LA005
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total360 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
N4112DRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8353004Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft landed in a left crosswind (170 20G26) and encounted a hard snow drift on the runway. Right main gear dug into the snowdrift causing it depart the runway to the right.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A LEFT CROSSWIND (170 20G26) AND ENCOUNTED A HARD SNOW DRIFT ON THE RUNWAY. RIGHT MAIN GEAR DUG INTO THE SNOWDRIFT CAUSING IT DEPART THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC26LA005Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEek, AKThe pilot’s loss of directional control when the airplane encountered snow and ice on the runway while landing at night in gusting crosswind conditions.Nov 17, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4112D · 6

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