66.5724° N, 145.2463° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FORT YUKON (FYU), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 23, 1988
Place
Fort Yukon, AK
Airport
Fort Yukon Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HYTA
Aircraft
N100AF
Reported as
Piper PA31310
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,500 total2,200 in this make and model430 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
No gear safe light after selecting gear down. Returned to base, landed safely. Left gear light socket defective.
As the FAA filed it
NO GEAR SAFE LIGHT AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN. RETURNED TO BASE, LANDED SAFELY. LEFT GEAR LIGHT SOCKET DEFECTIVE.