# NTSB ANC80DA026: Piper PA-32, N29148, Chignik Lake, AK, January 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1980
- Place: Chignik Lake, AK · CHIGNIK LAKE, AK
- Location: 56.2543° N, 158.7818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chignik Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.2543&lon=-158.7818&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0347  80/1/21    CHIGNIK LAKE,AK     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4245
        TIME - 1130                    N29148              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 687 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHIGNIK LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NAKNEK,AK                   RETURN                       CHIGNIK LAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29148](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29148-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 32-7940129, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chignik Lake

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800121000789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800121000789A), Jan 21, 1980: Piper PA32300, Chignik, AK, Substantial damage. Left landing gear failed on landing roll. Attach bolts sheared from overload. Large chunks of frozen snow on runway

## Other investigations on N29148 (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 ANC88LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA094), Jul 22, 1988: Piper PA-32-300 (N29148), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage

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.

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