# Incident 20110805017999I: Piper PA-32R-300, Kodiak, AK, August 5, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2011, 17:25 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Airport: Kodiak
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: S4EA
- Location: 57.7498° N, 152.4939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KODIAK (ADQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7498&lon=-152.4939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75311, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75311-2017-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110805017999I

## Narrative

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

DISCOVERED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION FAILURE ON FINAL APPROACH TO DESTINATION, NO EXTENSION, NO INDICATION.  PILOT UTILIZED CHECKLIST FOR GEAR FAILURE PROCEDURES, CHECKED SWITCHES, CIRCUIT BREAKERS.  EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE, MAIN GEARS INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED, NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE. ANOTHER COMPANY AIRCRAFT SPOTTED AND CONFIRMED THREE LANDING GEAR VISUAL, BUT NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE BEYOND THAT IF NOSE GEAR WAS ACTUALLY SAFE.OPTED FOR SHORT FLIGHT BACK TO HOME BASE WHERE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS AVAILABLE.DECLARED EMERGENCY ENROUTE TO HOME BASE (ADQ), CLEARED FOR LANDING, EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES FOLLOWED PER CHECKLIST.NO FIRE OR INJURIES DURING OR AFTER LANDING AND EVACUATION.

## Other reports on N75311 (1)

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

- [Incident 20021110031309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021110031309I), Nov 10, 2002: Piper PA32R300 (N75311), Kivalina, AK. (-23) [privacy data omitted] during cruise flight 18 miles north west of Kivalina Alaska, the engine began to vibrate, lost oil pressure and then stopped…

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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