# Incident 19961028041149I: Piper PA31350, Juneau, AK, October 28, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LABA
- Location: 58.3547° N, 134.5785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JUNEAU INTL (JNU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3547&lon=-134.5785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54732, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54732-2018-03-26) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 110 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961028041149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 28, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:30 AST, A PIPER PA-31-350 N54732, PILOTED BY JAMES BRIAN MORRIS AND OPERATED BY LAB FLYING SERVICE, HAINES, AK LANDED AT JUNEAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP AND UNLOCKED POSITION. MINOR DAMAGE WAS INCURRED DUE TO THE PILOT'S HANDLING OF THE SITUATION. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HOONAH, AK AT 1616AST AND WAS UNDER FAR 91 FLIGHT RULES FOR THE FLIGHT TO JUNEAU WITH ONLY THE PILOT ONBOARD. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE NOSE GEAR CENTERING MECHANISM OCCURRED CAUSING LANDING GEAR TO BECOME JAMMED AT APPROXIMATELY 3/4 TRAVEL FROM UP POSITION. INVESTIGATION AS TO CAUSE IS CONTINUING.

## Other reports on N54732 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940812043859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940812043859I), Aug 12, 1994: Piper PA31350 (N54732), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Right top engine cowling opened. Came off. Wrapped around wing.

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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