# NTSB Accident ANC00LA038
> **Piper PA-32R** · 2000-03-27 · FAIRBANKS, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC00LA038
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20579
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-03-27
- **Location:** FAIRBANKS, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.899963, -148.159225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R
- **Registration:** N8540F
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude, and subsequent undershoot during landing.  Factors in the accident were light snow precipitation, flat light conditions, snow-covered terrain, and the absence of a visual approach slope indicator.

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