- Date
- November 11, 1982, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Near Seward, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4082WPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19821111060089A
- Case key
- 71927
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Terrain condition - wetFactor
Gear collapsed
Analysis
While attempting a landing on a beach Near Seward, Alaska, the aircraft's right main and nose landing gear were sheared off after the plane contacted rocks in the sand.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4082W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3240129
- Airframe hours
- 2,735
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1A5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Harbor Air Service
- Registered owner
- Harbor Air Service
- Departed
- C · Seward, AK
- Destination
- C · Near Seward, AK
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 1,100 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 93 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.