Accident Piper PA-32R-301 N3575A,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382744
 
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Date:Monday 10 January 1983
Time:17:10 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic P32R model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-32R-301
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N3575A
MSN: 32R-8013034
Year of manufacture:1979
Total airframe hrs:850 hours
Engine model:Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Wainwright, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Barrow, AK (BRW)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING. A PASSENGER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT MID-FIELD AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED AND BOUNCED ONCE BEFORE SLIDING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE GRAVEL RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH ICE. THE LANDING WAS MADE AT NIGHT AND THE PILOT STATED THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENT. THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THE PILOT ALSO SAID HE WAS TIRED AND HAD ASKED FOR A DAY OFF FROM THE SEVEN DAY SCHEDULE BUT WAS REFUSED. HE SAID HE KNEW SOMETHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED OR WERE BENT.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC83LA031
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ANC83LA031

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
12 December 1983 N3575A Barrow Air, Inc. 0 Barrow, AK sub
17 October 2006 D-EJTF 3 Alava w/o

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Revision history:

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02-Apr-2024 17:08 ASN Update Bot Added

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