# Incident 19910115000689I: Piper PA31350, Nome, AK, January 15, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1991, 19:55 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Airport: Nome
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXTA
- Location: 64.7092° N, 164.6196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7092&lon=-164.6196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4118G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4118G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,700 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91IA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910115000689I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR ON APPROACH. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT. ACTUATOR SHUTTLE VALVE ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC91IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91IA020), Jan 15, 1991: Piper PA-31-350 (N4118G), Nome, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: WAS THE SHEARED FITTING ON THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR SHUTTLE VALVE WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO NOT EXTEND FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N4118G (3)

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

- [Incident 20150911024129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150911024129I), Sep 11, 2015: Piper PA-31-350 (N4118G), Wales, AK, Minor damage. On 9/11/15 flight 890 I was flying N4118G from nome to waa. On landing in waa I flew over overhead and entered downwind for runway 36. On downwind I put the…
- [Incident 20131023021329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131023021329I), Oct 23, 2013: Piper PA-31-350 (N4118G), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft turing on taxiway, slid on icy patch and hit fence
- [Incident 19901210062059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901210062059I), Dec 10, 1990: Piper PA31350 (N4118G), Nome, AK, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Flew to base and landed nose gear up. Lost hydraulic fluid due to broken shuttle valve.

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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