# Incident 20020516016669I: Piper PA32300, Juneau, AK, May 16, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2002, 11:48 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LABA
- Location: 58.3547° N, 134.5785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JUNEAU INTL (JNU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3547&lon=-134.5785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4485X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4485X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020516016669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING ROLLOUT AT JNU AIRPORT, NOSE WHEEL & TIRE ASSY. DEPARTED FROM NOSE FORK AND ROLLED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED A DISTANCE ON THE NOSEFORK UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. PASSENGER AND PILOT DEPARTED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY INJURY. NO APPARENT MATERIAL FAILURE OF NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE FACTS INDICATES POSSIBLE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE COMPLETION AT PREVIOUS AIRCRAFT INSPECTION. SEE ITEM 43 FOR EXPLANATION.

## Other reports on N4485X (1)

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

- [Incident 19811104082619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811104082619I), Nov 4, 1981: Piper PA32300 (N4485X), Funter Bay, AK, Minor damage. Pilot made emergency landing when engine lost power due to failed NR6 connecting rod. M or d submitted.

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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