ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360992
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| Date: | Sunday 12 December 1993 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32 |
| Owner/operator: | Peninsula Airways |
| Registration: | N43527 |
| MSN: | 32-7440131 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5955 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Lions, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kodiak, AK (ADQ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A DOWNWIND LANDING ON ICY, WET RUNWAY. NO LOCAL OBSERVER WAS AVAILABLE TO ASSESS THE RUNWAY CONDITION. THE WIND SOCK AND WHITECAPS ON NEARBY WATER WERE AVAILABLE TO THE PILOT TO DETERMINE WIND ON APPROACH.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICY RUNWAY CONDITION AND THE TAILWIND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC94LA026
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 January 1989 | N43527 | Peninsula Airways, Inc. | 0 | Port Lions, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 13:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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