# Incident 19790425025099I: Grumav G21A, Kodiak, AK, April 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1979, 08:48 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Airport: State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KWA
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87U-2023-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-21A (registry code 3951204, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G21A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,106 total, 86 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790425025099I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ONLY PARTIALLY. COLLAPSED ON LANDING. SELECTOR HANDLE LOOSE FROM THE PALL SHAFT.

## Other reports on N87U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800326028199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800326028199A), Mar 26, 1980: Gruman G21A (N87U), Karluk, AK, Substantial damage. Engines failed to respond evenly on step taxi after landing. Swerved onto beach. Fuel grade used invites carb ice.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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