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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Wales, AK · September 11, 2015

Date: September 11, 2015 · 10:00 local
Place: Wales, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FXTA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4118G
Reported as: Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,800 total5,160 in this make and model185 in the last 90 days

N4118GRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8453001 · Built 1984 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On 9/11/15 flight 890 I was flying N4118G from nome to waa. On landing in waa I flew over overhead and entered downwind for runway 36. On downwind I put the gear down and got three green lights and the gear handle returned to neutral. When I touched down the gear horn sounded. I rolled out to almost a stop and just before I turned the plane around the nose gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

ON 9/11/15 FLIGHT 890 I WAS FLYING N4118G FROM NOME TO WAA. ON LANDING IN WAA I FLEW OVER OVERHEAD AND ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 36. ON DOWNWIND I PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND GOT THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND THE GEAR HANDLE RETURNED TO NEUTRAL. WHEN I TOUCHED DOWN THE GEAR HORN SOUNDED. I ROLLED OUT TO ALMOST A STOP AND JUST BEFORE I TURNED THE PLANE AROUND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

Other reports on N4118G · 3

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

Incident 20131023021329ITaxi · Kotzebue, AKAircraft turing on taxiway, slid on icy patch and hit fenceOct 23, 2013 · Minor damage Incident 19910115000689IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Nome, AKUnable to extend nose gear on approach. Returned to departure point. Actuator shuttle valve assembly was broken.Jan 15, 1991 · Minor damage Incident 19901210062059ILevel Off Touchdown · Nome, AKUnable to lower nose gear. Flew to base and landed nose gear up. Lost hydraulic fluid due to broken shuttle valve.Dec 10, 1990 · Minor damage