# Incident 20120402005959I: Piper PA-31-350, Dillingham, AK, April 2, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2012, 10:55 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 59.0447° N, 158.5055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DILLINGHAM (DLG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0447&lon=-158.5055&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28KE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28KE) (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 PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120402005959I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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