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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Dillingham, AK · April 2, 2012

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Date
April 2, 2012 · 10:55 local
Place
Dillingham, AK
Airport
Dillingham Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ENHA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N28KE
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total300 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N28KERegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8152049Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

The aircraft was en-route from Dillingham, AK (padl) to togiak, AK (patg). The pilot was attempting to land at patg however when the pilot selected the landing gear handle to the down position, the nose landing gear did not extend. The pilot opted to return to padl due to emergency services being readily available there as well as having access to company ground personnel for assistance. After completing the emergency landing gear extension checklist and still unable to get the nose landing gear to extend, the pilot declared an emergency and landed on runway 1. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and no injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS EN-ROUTE FROM DILLINGHAM, AK (PADL) TO TOGIAK, AK (PATG). THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT PATG HOWEVER WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT OPTED TO RETURN TO PADL DUE TO EMERGENCY SERVICES BEING READILY AVAILABLE THERE AS WELL AS HAVING ACCESS TO COMPANY GROUND PERSONNEL FOR ASSISTANCE. AFTER COMPLETING THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST AND STILL UNABLE TO GET THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO EXTEND, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 1. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.