Accident · 1989-10-01

NTSB case ANC90LA002 · PIPER PA-32 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-10-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-32 (N38393)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: KUSKO AVIATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): KUSKO AVIATION

Probable cause

THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE FROM THE RUNWAY DRG THE APPROACH, WHICH RESULTED IN A PREMATURE TOUCHDOWN AND FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, WHEN IT HIT THE RUNWAY LIP. THE SUNGLARE AND LACK OF VISUAL CUES (VISUAL PERCEPTION) WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

Source: NTSB case ANC90LA002

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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