- Date
- February 27, 1993, 17:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Egegik, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8257APiper PA-32-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19930227003959A
- Case key
- 5866
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Probable cause
That the lift off airspeed was not attained by the pilot in command because of the snow covered runway.
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.
Analysis
The pilot stated the runway surface felt hard but was covered with a wet snow. The passenger stated there was no visible snow on the airplane's surface just prior to takeoff. The pilot began the takeoff run and he stated it felt normal. After the go-no go point he realized that the airplane was not accelerating normally. He continued the takeoff and could not accelerate or gain altitude and the airplane crashed off the end of the runway. The pilot did not look at the engine instruments during the takeoff; however, the engine sounded normal. Examination and a subsequent engine run showed normal operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8257A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-8006096
- Airframe hours
- 3,875
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Peninsula Airways
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 22, 1993 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- Z03
- Destination
- AKN · King Salmon, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- Z03 · Egegik, runway 14, 1,800 × 60 ft, snow
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
- 42
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 10,500 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 10,400 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 32 °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 N8257A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.