19930122002579I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Kivalina, AK · January 22, 1993

Date
January 22, 1993 · 14:04 local
Place
Kivalina, AK
Airport
Kivalina Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FXTA
Aircraft
N45052
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,700 total3,600 in this make and model240 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.

Left engine rough and losing power. Shut engine down. Found NR1 cylinder steel barrel had separted at mid-span.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE ROUGH AND LOSING POWER. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. FOUND NR1 CYLINDER STEEL BARREL HAD SEPARTED AT MID-SPAN.

Other reports on N45052 · 6

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

Accident 20101222055489ALanding: Rollout · St. Michael, AKPilot landed on snow covered runway. Nose wheel tire went flat and directional control of aircraft was lost. Aircraft departed runway side and turned approximately ninety degrees to runway heading. Damage to nose gear, propellers, wing spar. No injuries.Dec 22, 2010 · Substantial damageIncident 20090730048089IRun-Up Area · Kotzebue, AKPilot stated the aircraft was not operated for some time and that he wanted to inspect the gear doors as part of his preflight. The pilot stated he inadvertantly selected the gear handle to the up position then pumped the emergency gear handle to extend the…Jul 30, 2009 · Minor damageIncident 20050313006349IFinal Approach · Nome, AK(-23) [privacy data omitted] the pilot in command was on approach to shismaref when he selected gear down and the main landing gear failed to extend. Pilot turned back to Nome and contacted the company's maintenance department and tried to pump the gear down…Mar 13, 2005Incident 20031205031489IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Nome, AK(-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot reported that with the 3 gear lights indicating down and locked (3 green) after touch down the nose gear slowly collapsed on roll out with the nose of the aircraft and the propellers coming to rest on the ground. Six…Dec 5, 2003 · Minor damageIncident 19910522024199IForced/Precautionary Landing · Nome, AKLoss of manifold pressure and fluctuating RPM after departure. Returned. Pilot suspects turbocharger failure.May 22, 1991Incident 19890220009909ILevel Off Touchdown · Unalakleet, AKDid not push handle all the way down. Landed gear up.Feb 20, 1989 · Minor damage