# Incident 20050313006349I: Piper PA31350, Nome, AK, March 13, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2005, 19:30 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Airport: Nome
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXTA
- Location: 64.5126° N, 165.4444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NOME (OME), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5126&lon=-165.4444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45052, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45052) (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
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050313006349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ON APPROACH TO SHISMAREF WHEN HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. PILOT TURNED BACK TO NOME AND CONTACTED THE COMPANY'S MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AND TRIED TO PUMP THE GEAR DOWN WITH THE AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR HAND PUMP WHICH FAILED. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE COMPANY'S MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT TO PULL THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND POSITION THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE MAINTENANCE ACTION AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED ALONG WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N45052 (6)

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

- [Accident 20101222055489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101222055489A), Dec 22, 2010: Piper PA-31-350 (N45052), St. Michael, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on snow covered runway. Nose wheel tire went flat and directional control of aircraft was lost. Aircraft departed runway side and turned…
- [Incident 20090730048089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090730048089I), Jul 30, 2009: Piper PA-31-350 (N45052), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. Pilot stated the aircraft was not operated for some time and that he wanted to inspect the gear doors as part of his preflight. The pilot stated he…
- [Incident 20031205031489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031205031489I), Dec 5, 2003: Piper PA31350 (N45052), Nome, AK, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot reported that with the 3 gear lights indicating down and locked (3 green) after touch down the nose gear slowly collapsed on…
- [Incident 19930122002579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930122002579I), Jan 22, 1993: Piper PA31350 (N45052), Kivalina, AK. Left engine rough and losing power. Shut engine down. Found NR1 cylinder steel barrel had separted at mid-span.
- [Incident 19910522024199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910522024199I), May 22, 1991: Piper PA31350 (N45052), Nome, AK. Loss of manifold pressure and fluctuating RPM after departure. Returned. Pilot suspects turbocharger failure.
- [Incident 19890220009909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890220009909I), Feb 20, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N45052), Unalakleet, AK, Minor damage. Did not push handle all the way down. Landed gear up.

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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