ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354772
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 February 1998 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Peninsula Airways, Inc. |
| Registration: | N81844 |
| MSN: | 32-8006012 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8416 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kongiganak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Tuntatuliak, AK (WTL |
| (KKKH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that he was landing on a snow and ice covered runway. While on final approach, the airplane descended below the intended glide path and struck a snow berm just short of the runway. He said that as he turned base to final, the far end of the runway was obscured. As he approached the threshold, he felt a sudden drop, and he initiated a go-around, but the airplane settled onto the threshold area.
Probable Cause: The pilot misjudged distance/altitude and airspeed, and his delay initiating a go-around. Related factors were the downdraft and snowbank.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC98LA025
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 March 1999 | N81844 | Peninsula Airways | 0 | Chefornak, AK | |
sub |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 18:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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