- Date
- April 29, 1985, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Funter Pass, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2897XPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850429014529A
- Case key
- 40148
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Prior to the flt, the plt had obtained a briefing thru the company weather reporting sys & VFR wx had been forecast. While en route, he encountered snow showers in the area of Funter Pass. He reported that he became trapped by two snow showers with the visibility dropping to about 1/4 mi. The plt elected to make a precautionary on upsloping terrain. During touchdown, the left main gear collapsed & the left wing was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2897X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-7940187
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- L.A.B. Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- JNU · Juneau, AK
- Destination
- HNA · Hoona, AK
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
- 31
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,499 total · 155 in this make and model · 1,481 as pilot in command · 260 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 8 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.