N5544F is a 1976 Piper PA-32R-300. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 7 seats, powered by a Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D rated at 300 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Bethel, AK. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Oct 1976. It has been registered to its current owner since Sep 2018. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 50 years old
- 1 of 552 Piper PA-32R-300
2018
1976
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The pilot reported that while taxiing to the runway for departure, he felt a "large bump." The pilot immediately shutdown the engine and inspected the airplane. He identified damage to the right wing and landing gear.
The pilot further reported that he inspected the taxiway after he saw the airplane's damage, and the large bump he felt was the right landing gear encounter with a snow-covered pothole.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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