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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Teller, AK · September 15, 2013

Date: September 15, 2013 · 12:23 local
Place: Teller, AK
Airport: Teller
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FXTA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4112E
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: 7,000 total1,300 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

N4112ERegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8353005 · Built 1982 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On September 15, 2013 a navajo, PA-31-350, N4112E was approaching the Teller, Alaska airport for landing. The pilot noticed a crackling noise coming from his noise canceling headset, indicating the battery was going dead. Being distracted by this, the pilot failed to lower his landing gear. During the flare, the pilot stated his headset gave out completely just before the propellers hit the runway. The aircraft slid to a stop. Minor damage on the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 A NAVAJO, PA-31-350, N4112E WAS APPROACHING THE TELLER, ALASKA AIRPORT FOR LANDING. THE PILOT NOTICED A CRACKLING NOISE COMING FROM HIS NOISE CANCELING HEADSET, INDICATING THE BATTERY WAS GOING DEAD. BEING DISTRACTED BY THIS, THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER HIS LANDING GEAR. DURING THE FLARE, THE PILOT STATED HIS HEADSET GAVE OUT COMPLETELY JUST BEFORE THE PROPELLERS HIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP. MINOR DAMAGE ON THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N4112E · 2

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

Incident 20160511007579ILanding: Approach · Kotzebue, AKLanding gear hydraulic pump failed, pilot proceeded to use the aircraft emergency hand pump to lower the landing gear to the down and locked position. With three green lights indicated aircraft landed without further incident. Aircraft was inspected and found…May 11, 2016 · No damage Incident 19900423020799IForced/Precautionary Landing · Nome, AKBird strike on top of windshield center. Returned and landed safely.Apr 23, 1990