- Date
- October 5, 1989, 17:05 local (Oct 6, 1989, 01:05 UTC)
- Place
- Hoonah, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 5 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7193FPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891005039169A
- Case key
- 41136
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. Factors related to the accident were: unfavorable/gusty wind conditions and the berm.
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 plt rprtd that during the landing, the acft touched down, then became airborne. It resettled to the rwy again & power was reduced, then a sudden gust of wind from the right raised the right wing. The plt tried to correct with right rudder & aileron control, but he was unable to maintain control. Subsequently, the acft veered off the rwy & collided with a berm. No preimpact mechanical failure or malfunction was rprtd. The plt rprtd the wind was from 050 deg at 15 to 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7193F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-7740013
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Lab Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- JNU · Juneau, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- HNH · Hoonah, runway 5, 3,100 × 50 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
- 27
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,700 total · 600 in this make and model · 1,650 as pilot in command · 350 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.