# Incident 19961119041029I: Piper PA34200T, Seattle, WA, November 19, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1996, 18:30 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: APCA
- Location: 47.5300° N, 122.3019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOEING FLD/KING COUNTY INTL (BFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4377X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4377X-2006-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 40 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961119041029I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED, A NON-REVENUE PART 135 CARGO OPERATION DEPARTED BOEING FIELD IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, AT ABOUT 1545 LOCAL IN NEAR FREEZING CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED ALONG AN UNPLOWED TAXIWAY. UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION, BELLINGHAM AIRPORT, WASHINGTON, THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BOEING FIELD OPERATIONS BASE AND SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED A LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND PROPS FEATHERED. INSPECTION FOUND NOSE GEAR IN WELL COMPACTED WITH SNOW AND ICE. ALL GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY POST-EVENT WITH AIRCRAFT ON STANDS.

## Other reports on N4377X (1)

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

- [Incident 19851107059059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851107059059I), Nov 7, 1985: Piper PA34200T (N4377X), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed when pilot attempted a tight turn using high engine power and differential braking.

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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