# Incident 20030710016309I: Reims F406, Kotzebue, AK, July 10, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 66.8848° N, 162.5981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALPH WIEN MEML (OTZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8848&lon=-162.5981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6591L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6591L-2006-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reims Aviation S A F406 (registry code 7534006, https://openairdocs.org/model/reims-aviation-s-a-f406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REIMS F406
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030710016309I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20030817037069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030817037069A), Aug 17, 2003: Reims F406 (N6591L), Barrow, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-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 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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