# Accident 20070628010349A: Piper PA31350, Kotzebue, AK, June 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2007, 20:09 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.8847° N, 162.5986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8847&lon=-162.5986&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070628010349A

## Narrative

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

(-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 TAXIWAY ECHO INTO THE INFIELD AND DITCH. PILOT STATED THAT "HE KNOWS HOW TO CONTROL THE PLANE." COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE EXCURSION OFF OF THE RUNWAY. PRIOR TO THIS EXCURSION HE STATED THAT "HE HEARD CHIRPING NOISES FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PLANE." FAA INSPECTORS HAD ENROUTED THIS PILOT FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 6 HOURS IN PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS. PILOT WAS PERSON OF INTEREST, ENROUTE INSPECTIONS ASCERTAINED THAT THE PILOT DID INDEED FLY TO FFSA MANEUVERS AND PROCEDURES MANUAL STANDARDS. PILOT STATED THAT PERHAPS A RIGHT BRAKE DRAGGED OR LOCKED. SKIDMARKS IN PHOTOS SUGGEST THIS POSSIBILITY. ALL ASPECTS OF THE INCIDENT, BOTH MECHANICAL AND OPERATIONAL, ARE BEING INVESTIGATED. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM ACCIDENT SITE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC07LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA059), Jun 29, 2007: Piper PA-31 (N3535F), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Locked parking brakes and the operator's maintenance personnel's failure to properly secure the parking brake cable at its fuselage attaching clamp.

## Other reports on N3535F (4)

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

- [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…
- [Accident 20020824022159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020824022159A), Aug 24, 2002: Piper PA31350 (N3535F), Nuiqsut, AK, No damage. (-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…
- [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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