# Incident 19990304012849I: Piper PA31350, Galena, AK, March 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1999, 14:40 local time
- Place: Galena, AK
- Airport: Galena
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WVBA
- Location: 64.7409° N, 156.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7409&lon=-156.8769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3527U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3527U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD (registry code 41977, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-j2bd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990304012849I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF FROM GAL PILOT GOT RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID WAS LOST. HE RETURNED TO THE FLIGHTS ORIGINATING AIRPORT ANDLANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR "UP" HYDRAULIC LINE ATTACH FITTING ON ACTIVATOR HAD BROKEN ALLOWING SYSTEM FLUID LOSS. MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPAIR WAS FILED FOR BROKEN FITTING.

## Other reports on N3527U (4)

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

- [Accident 20020730017119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020730017119A), Jul 30, 2002: Piper PA31350 (N3527U), Fairbanks, AK, No damage. (.19) On July 30, 2002, about 1340 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N739PB, sustained substantial damage during an on-ground collision with a Piper…
- [Accident 20020313003329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020313003329A), Mar 13, 2002: Piper PA31350 (N3527U), Fairbanks, AK, No damage. (.19) On March 13, 2002, about 1553 Alaska standard time, a Piper PA-31-350 airplane, N3527U, sustained substantial damage during an inadvertent wheels-up…
- [Accident 19980811025109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980811025109A), Aug 11, 1998: Piper PA31350 (N3527U), Fort Yukon, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) The airline transport pilot was preparing to land a multiengine, retractable landing gear airplane. He reported that while on downwind for landing on…
- [Incident 19890118006569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890118006569I), Jan 18, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N3527U), Fairbanks, AK. High temperature and low oil pressure on climbout. Engine shutdown. Returned. Oil had congealed in oil cooler.

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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