# Incident 20160511007579I: Piper PA-31-350, Kotzebue, AK, May 11, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2016, 11:53 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Kotzebue
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXTA
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4112E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4112E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160511007579I

## Narrative

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

LANDING 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 THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE WITH 1403 HOURS SINCE INSTALLATION.  THE PUMP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONAL / OPERATIONAL CHECK COMPLETED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR SERVICE IAW MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N4112E (2)

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

- [Incident 20130915021069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130915021069I), Sep 15, 2013: Piper PA-31-350 (N4112E), Teller, AK, Minor damage. 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…
- [Incident 19900423020799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900423020799I), Apr 23, 1990: Piper PA31350 (N4112E), Nome, AK. Bird strike on top of windshield center. Returned and landed safely.

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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