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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grumman Aircraft ENG C-1A · Mcgrath, AK · September 6, 2012

Date: September 6, 2012 · 10:30 local
Place: Mcgrath, AK
Airport: Mcgrath
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N27PH
Reported as: Grumman Aircraft ENG C-1A
Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,500 total50 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N27PHRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 2018 · Grumman Aircraft ENG C-1AS/N 136791 · Built 1957 Airframe modelGrumman Aircraft ENG C-1A Engine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

In preparation for landing at the nixon fork mine runway, the pilot elected to abort the landing due to turbulence. The pilot selected the landing gear to the up poisition. After the gear retracted the pilot notice a gear unsafe indication, on the gear handle and a nose gear unsafe indication on the indicator. At this point the pilot proceeded to the Mcgrath Airport. In preparation for landing the pilot selected the landing gear down position, the gear handle still showed gear unsafe with the nose gear indication also showing unsafe. After carrying out the emergency checklist the nosegear still indicated gear unsafe. The pilot elected to land in the tail low position – note: aircraft is equipped with a tailwheel skid. After landing and during the rollout phase, and as the airspeed decreased, the aircraft settled onto its nose and caused damage to its landing gear doors and minor damage to the aircraft structure. Light propeller damage was also noted after the landing.

As the FAA filed it

IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING AT THE NIXON FORK MINE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING DUE TO TURBULENCE. THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE UP POISITION. AFTER THE GEAR RETRACTED THE PILOT NOTICE A GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION, ON THE GEAR HANDLE AND A NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION ON THE INDICATOR. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO THE MCGRATH AIRPORT. IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN POSITION, THE GEAR HANDLE STILL SHOWED GEAR UNSAFE WITH THE NOSE GEAR INDICATION ALSO SHOWING UNSAFE. AFTER CARRYING OUT THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST THE NOSEGEAR STILL INDICATED GEAR UNSAFE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN THE TAIL LOW POSITION – NOTE: AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH A TAILWHEEL SKID. AFTER LANDING AND DURING THE ROLLOUT PHASE, AND AS THE AIRSPEED DECREASED, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO ITS NOSE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO ITS LANDING GEAR DOORS AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. LIGHT PROPELLER DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED AFTER THE LANDING.

Other reports on N27PH · 1

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

Accident 20121015028559AWillow, AKOn October 15, 2012 about 15:55 adt, N27PH, a Grumman C-1A trader was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground 12 miles west of Willow, Alaska. The pilot in command, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was fatally injured. A post impact fire ensued.…Oct 15, 2012 · Substantial damage · 1 fatal