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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Reims F406 · Kotzebue, AK · July 10, 2003

Date: July 10, 2003 · 12:00 local
Place: Kotzebue, AK
Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EPUA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6591L
Reported as: Reims F406
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0

N6591LRegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2006 · Reims Aviation S A F406S/N F406-0053 · Built 1990 Airframe modelReims Aviation S A F406 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted pilot lowered gear for landing in shaktolik, checked mirror on left engine cowling for verification of down and locked position, noticed that the nose gear was cocked 90' to fuselage. Nose gear could not be streamlined, steering mechanism was non-operational. Decision was made to divert flight to Kotzebue, a/c landed without incident, passengers deplaned without incident. A/c was taxied to hangar for repairs.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED PILOT LOWERED GEAR FOR LANDING IN SHAKTOLIK, CHECKED MIRROR ON LEFT ENGINE COWLING FOR VERIFICATION OF DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION, NOTICED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS COCKED 90' TO FUSELAGE. NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE STREAMLINED, STEERING MECHANISM WAS NON-OPERATIONAL. DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT FLIGHT TO KOTZEBUE, A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, PASSENGERS DEPLANED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A/C WAS TAXIED TO HANGAR FOR REPAIRS.

Other reports on N6591L · 1

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

Accident 20030817037069ALow Level Operations · Barrow, AK(-23) [privacy data omitted] aircraft was reportedly observed on radar as it made a tight 360 degree turn at approximately 500 feet MSL before disappearing from the screen. An oil slick and debris on the surface of the arctic ocean was located after the…Aug 17, 2003 · Destroyed · 2 fatal