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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Kotzebue, AK · May 19, 2005

Date
May 19, 2005 · 13:16 local
Place
Kotzebue, AK
Airport
Ralph Wien Memorial
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CSAA
Aircraft
N137CS
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) privacy data omitted multiple system malfunctions, unrelated to each other. Weak nicad battery. Landing gear downlock switch sticking from mud. Company taking review action.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED MULTIPLE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, UNRELATED TO EACH OTHER. WEAK NICAD BATTERY. LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH STICKING FROM MUD. COMPANY TAKING REVIEW ACTION.