# Incident 19970501015019I: Wthrly 201, Birchwood, AK, May 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1997, 15:45 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4161° N, 149.5083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRCHWOOD (BCV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4161&lon=-149.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78198, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78198) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pappas George 201 (registry code 056167F, https://openairdocs.org/model/pappas-george-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,636 total, 443 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970501015019I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BIRCHWOOD, AK AIRPORT ON A SHORT PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND UPON RETURNING TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON RUNWAY 01. AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT GEAR WAS MANUALLY PULLED FROM THE GEAR WELL LOCKED DOWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER. THE OPERATOR DETERMINED THE LEFT TIRE HAD BEEN OVER-INFLATED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO HANG UP IN THE GEAR WELL.

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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