- Date
- October 23, 1988, 10:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ivanof Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8402SPiper PA-32-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19881023047639A
- Case key
- 5143
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was attempting to land on a 30 foot wide, 1200 foot gravel strip in gusty wind conditions. He said just prior to touchdown, the airplane encountered a strong gust of wind resulting in a hard landing short of the runway. The left main landing gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8402S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-810675
- Airframe hours
- 9,566
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Peninsula Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 30, 1988 · 67 hours before
- Departed
- PTH · Port Heiden, AK
- Destination
- Ivanof Bay, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- Ivanoff Bay Seaplane Base
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,400 total · 1,050 in this make and model · 2,400 as pilot in command · 450 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 15 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °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 N8402S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.