ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369306
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| Date: | Sunday 15 January 1989 |
| Time: | 17:48 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Peninsula Airways, Inc. |
| Registration: | N43527 |
| MSN: | 32-7440131 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1871 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| 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 AIR-TAXI PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 15 FEET OVER THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN SINKING RAPIDLY. HE ADDED POWER AND AFT ELEVATOR CONTROL, BUT THE AIRPLANE STILL LANDED HARD, CAUSING THE AFT END OF THE FUSELAGE TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOTS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING. THE DOWNDRAFT WHICH THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC89LA039
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 December 1993 | N43527 | Peninsula Airways | 0 | Port Lions, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 13:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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