# Accident 20020824022159A: Piper PA31350, Nuiqsut, AK, August 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2002, 11:20 local time
- Place: Nuiqsut, AK
- Airport: Nuiqsut
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CSAA
- Location: 70.2100° N, 151.0056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.2100&lon=-151.0056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3535F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3535F-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020824022159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON AUGUST 24, 2002, AT 1120 LOCAL ALASKA TIME MR. BAART LANDED AN NUIQSUK AIRPORT, NUIQSUK, ALASKA WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. MR. BAART FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MR. BAART AND THE TWO PASSENGERS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.

## 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 ANC02LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA104), Aug 24, 2002: Piper PA-31-350 (N3535F), Nuiqsut, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent wheels-up landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to complete the prelanding checklist, his diverted attention, and a delayed gear warning horn…

## Other reports on N3535F (4)

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

- [Accident 20070628010349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070628010349A), Jun 28, 2007: Piper PA31350 (N3535F), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) N3535F landed at Kotzebue, AK at approximately 2000 local time. Pilot stated that the aircraft pulled off to the right and he exited the runway beyond…
- [Accident 20050509007829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050509007829A), May 9, 2005: Piper PA31350 (N3535F), Elim, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] on 5/09/2005, a/c N3535F landed in Elim Alaska, @ approximately 1605HRS. During roll-out the pilot noticed fire coming from the #2…
- [Incident 19981212041959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981212041959I), Dec 12, 1998: Piper PA31350 (N3535F), Tacoma, WA, Minor damage. (-5)N353F, a Piper PA-31-350, of harbor airlines, was on a visual approach to Tacoma narrows airport runway 17. The aircraft made a low approach at…
- [Incident 19850125005879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850125005879I), Jan 25, 1985: Piper PA31350 (N3535F), Seattle, WA. Loss of power in left engine. Visible smoke. Engine shutdown. Turbo charger turbine seized, oil leakage in housing.

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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