# Incident 19971209042199I: Beech B95A, Anchorage, AK, December 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1997, 18:12 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2VF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2VF-2018-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95A (registry code 1153406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971209042199I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION ON APPROACH TO ANCHORAGE INT'L AIRPORT. I REVIEWED THE ANCHORAGE ATCT TAPES TO VERIFY THE INFORMATION GIVEN BY THE PILOT. HE IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS A PA-31, LIFE GUARD N2VF. GROUND OBSERVERS AND TOWER PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THAT THE MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR WERE VISIBLY IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT ACCEPTED LANDING INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TOWER AND TOUCHED DOWN WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. I CHECKED THE OKLAHOMA REGISTRY AND FOUND THAT THE "N", N2VF WAS ASSIGNED TO A BE-95 OWNED BY A COMPANY IN HASKELL, OK. I CONTACTED THE REGISTERED OWNERS AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT N2VF WAS A BE-95 AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ALASKA. I CONTACTED SOME OF THE PA-31 OPERATORS IN ANCHORAGE THAT DO LIFE GUARD WORK AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN FINDING THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION. I WENT AND VISUALLY SEARCHED FOR THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. I AM RECOMMENDING CLOSURE OF THIS INCIDENT DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ALSO THE FACT THAT IT LANDED WITH NO ADVERSE AFFECTS.

## Other reports on N2VF (1)

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

- [Incident 19931111048689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931111048689I), Nov 11, 1993: Beech B95A (N2VF), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Landing gear stuck in 45 degress position. Gear collpased on rollout. Extension retraction gear in gear box failed

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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