# Incident 20120906020619I: Grumman Aircraft Eng Corp C-1A, Mcgrath, AK, September 6, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Airport: Mcgrath
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27PH-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Aircraft ENG C-1A (registry code 3951014, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-aircraft-eng-c-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT ENG CORP C-1A
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 21,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120906020619I

## Narrative

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

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 20121015028559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121015028559A), Oct 15, 2012: Grumman Aircraft Eng Corp C-1A (N27PH), Willow, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On 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…

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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