Piper PA-32-301 N8004N
26 January 2000 · Ekuk, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 January 2000 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered N8004N was involved in an accident near Ekuk, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ekuk, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ekuk (KKU)
- Coordinates
- 55.9199, -159.4900
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-301
- Registration
- N8004N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clarks Point → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC00LA022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable runway for landing. Factors associated with the accident were the inadequate runway maintenance by the runway maintenance personnel, snow berms, and insufficient runway condition information disseminated by the company dispatcher.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot was landing on a privately maintained, 1,200 feet long, snow-covered runway. The pilot told the NTSB investigator-in-charge that his flight scheduler told him the village agent had said the runway was plowed, graded, and open. He indicated that he made a low pass to inspect the runway, and it appeared open. During the landing roll, the left wing struck a snow berm and sustained substantial damage. The runway had been plowed about 1,000 feet long, and about 40 feet wide. The pilot indicated the berms on the side of the runway were about 6 feet high, and not visible from the air. The tips of the airplane's wings were about 4 feet high. The Alaska Supplement contains the statement for the airport that the 'runways are not maintained during winter months.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2000 | Piper PA-32-300 | Ukiah, California, United States | H. James Knuppe | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2000 | Piper PA-32-300 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-32-300 | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-32-260 | Clinton, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-32-300 | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-32-300 | Birkenfeld, Oregon, United States | Kennewick Aircraft Svcs, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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