# Incident 20110506008999I: Piper PA-31T, Oakland, CA, May 6, 2011 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 6, 2011, 21:03 local time - Place: Oakland, CA - Airport: Oakland - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: IPMA - Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10 - Aircraft: N775MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N775MF-2021-10-18) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T - Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A - People aboard: 6 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 3,686 total, 85 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110506008999I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON APPROACH TO OAKLAND AIRPORT (OAK), OAKLAND, CA; THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) REPORTED TO OAK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) AN UNSAFE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION. AN EMERGENCY WAS INITIATED AND THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE EQUIPMENT WAS DISPATCHED AND IN PLACE. THE PIC WAS ON AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27R, UPON BREAKING OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT ABOUT 1600 FEET AGL THE PIC ASKED ACTC FOR A GO AROUND TO VISUALLY VERIFY HIS GEAR POSITION. ACTC NOTIFIED THE PIC THAT THREE LANDING GEAR WERE VISIBLE. THE PIC WAS CLEARED FOR CLOSED TRAFFIC AND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27R. THE PIC FOLLOWED ALL CHECKLIST REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE BRIEFING AND PREPARATION FOR THE FIVE PASSENGERS ONBOARD. THE PIC INITIATED THE APPROACH, LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 27R. INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT WERE UNEVENTFUL. AT END OF LANDING ROLL AND RIGHT ANGLE EXIT TO THE TAXIWAY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SLOWLY BEGAN TO COLLAPSE, RATE OF AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT WAS ESTIMATED AT 5 KNOTS OR LESS. THE PIC EXERCISED IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION AND BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES AND SYSTEMS. THE PIC VERIFIED FUEL LOSS AND DETERMINED NO FIRE POTENTIAL EXISTED. HE INITIATED SAFE EVACUATION OF THE FIVE PASSENGERS ONBOARD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES TO THE PIC OR PASSENGERS. ## Other reports on N775MF (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20110220002299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110220002299I), Feb 20, 2011: Piper PA-31T (N775MF), Tonopah, NV, Minor damage. Aircraft N775MF, operated by American medflight, LLC., departed tph at 0545 bound for rno. During taxi from the FBO ramp the pilot heard a bump and assumed… - [Incident 20090127015799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090127015799I), Jan 27, 2009: Piper PA31T (N775MF), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot had received his clearance and taxied to 28R via charlie and echo taxiways. After being cleared to take-off he taxied into position for… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.