# Incident 20120723021899I: Grumman G-44, Northway, AK, July 23, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2012, 16:30 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Northway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9612° N, 141.9281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHWAY (ORT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9612&lon=-141.9281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680E SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120723021899I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED IN NORTHWAY ALASKA WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT HAD TROUBLE TURNING THE TWIN ENGINE TAIL WHEELED AIRCRAFT AROUND TO TAXI BACK TO PARKING.  THE AIRCRAFT DID A LEFT 360 AND ANOTHER 180 ON THE GROUND BEFORE HEADING BACK DOWN THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED ABOUT 250 FEET OFF THE PAVED SURFACE.  THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER WAS IN THE FEATHERED POSITION AND THE DAMAGE INDICATED THAT IT WAS FEATHERED BEFORE IT HAD IMPACTED AN AIRPORT SIGN ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT ENGINE.  AT SOME POINT DURING LANDING OR DURING THE TURN AROUND AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE LEFT ENGINE BECAME FEATHERED AND THEREFORE NO LONGER PRODUCED THRUST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN LEFT DUE TO RIGHT ENGINE PRODUCING THE ONLY THRUST WHILE THE LEFT WAS STILL RUNNING BUT NOT PRODUCING THRUST. THE ONLY PROBLEM THE PILOT REPORTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT WAS A GENERATOR PROBLEM BEFORE LANDING.PTRS AL01201202347IAL0120120012

## Other reports on N47C (1)

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

- [Accident 19751110039689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751110039689A), Nov 10, 1975: Gruman G44 (N47C), Collinsville, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft porpoised & sank.

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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