- Date
- January 10, 1983, 16:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Wainwright, AK
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3575APiper PA-32R-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830110005759A
- Case key
- 4094
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft ran off the departure end of the runway during landing. A passenger stated that the aircraft touched down at about mid-field at a higher than normal airspeed and bounced once before sliding off the end of the runway. The gravel runway was covered with ice. The landing was made at night and the pilot stated the runway lights were intermittent. The winds were light and variable. The pilot also said he was tired and had asked for a day off from the seven day schedule but was refused. He said he knew something was going to happen. According to the pilot, all three landing gear collapsed or were bent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3575A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-8013034
- Airframe hours
- 850
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- James A. Pederson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 23, 1983 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- BRW · Barrow, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 5WW · Wainwright, runway 3, 2,200 × 100 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,608 total · 500 in this make and model · 2,700 as pilot in command · 332 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Variable at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3575A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.