# Accident 20010921025089A: Piper PA32R300, Tanana, AK, September 21, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 21, 2001, 17:30 local time - Place: Tanana, AK - Airport: Ralph M Calhoun Memorial - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: BTHA - Location: 65.1794° N, 152.0989° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1794&lon=-152.0989&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4352F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4352F) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA145) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010921025089A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) APPROXIMATELY 26 MILES EAST OF TANANA, PILOT NOTED LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, WHICH RESULTED IN COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN TANANA. HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN ABOVE AIRSPEED GIVEN FOR EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT LOCK DOWN AND COLLAPSED ON LANDING. CAUSE OF ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE VOLTAGE REGULATOR. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2001, ABOUT 1739 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL-EQUIPPED PIPER PA-32R-300 AIRPLANE, N4352F, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT THE TANANA AIRPORT, TANANA, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ON-DEMAND CHARTER FLIGHT TRANSPORTING MAIL UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 135, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY HAROLD ESMAILKA, AND OPERATED BY TANANA AIR SERVICE, INC., FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND COMPANY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLIGHT FROM FAIRBANKS TO TANANA. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOA RD BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON OCTOBER 2, THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT WHILE EN ROUTE TO TANANA, THE ACCIDENT PILOT'S INTENDED DESTINATION, ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS LOST. HE ADDED THAT THE ACCIDENT PILOT ELECTED TO PROCEED TO HIS DESTINATION, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. HE SAID THAT THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN WING SPAR, AND TWO NOSE RIBS. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ANC01LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA145), Sep 22, 2001: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4352F), Tanana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An unlocked landing gear mechanism during landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was an electrical system failure. ## Other reports on N4352F (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20161120022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161120022569A), Nov 20, 2016: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4352F), Mcgrath, AK, Minor damage. During a on-demand flight from MCG-HRC-panv-SHX-5N1-MCG, the airman was unable to lower the nose landing gear 4 miles out from 5N1 airport. Both main gear… - [Incident 20011206031619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011206031619I), Dec 6, 2001: Piper PA32R300 (N4352F), Bettles, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Incident #A1012002006 ptrs 2002B0644. Pilot selected gear down on approach to bettels airport. Gear started down then all electrical power was lost.… - [Incident 19990909025999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990909025999I), Sep 9, 1999: Piper PA32R300 (N4352F), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft was on the return leg of a part 135 flight when the engine had a catastrophic failure. It was discovered that the #2 cylinder had failed… - [Incident 19940422028769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422028769I), Apr 22, 1994: Piper PA32R300 (N4352F), Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. On climb to cruise while leaning engines over shot clearance altitude by 700 feet. Traffic conflict created. 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. 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