# Accident 20161120022569A: Piper PA-32R-300, Mcgrath, AK, November 20, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Airport: Mcgrath
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BTHA
- Location: 62.9528° N, 155.6056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9528&lon=-155.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4352F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4352F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161120022569A

## Narrative

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

DURING A ON-DEMAND FLIGHT FROM MCG-HRC-PANV-SHX-5N1-MCG, THE AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR 4 MILES OUT FROM 5N1 AIRPORT.  BOTH MAIN GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED.  THE AIRMAN TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE NOSE GEAR TO LOCK DOWN WITHOUT SUCCESS.  MCGRATH AIRPORT FIRE AND AMBULANCE CREWS WERE NOTIFIED AND WERE ON-SITE FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING.

THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED AND DURING THE LANDING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BECAME UNLOCKED.  AT THE SAME TIME, THE AIRMAN BELIEVES THE NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS LEFT SIDE FOR A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FEET AND CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT FLAP AND PITOT PORT.  ONE OF THE PASSENGERS IS NOW REPORTING THE ACCIDENT CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HER BACK AND HIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC17LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA014), Nov 21, 2016: Piper PA 32R-300 (N4352F), McGrath, AK, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear to extend and lock due to the failure of the alternator and reduced battery power due to the cold ambient temperature, which prohibited the electrically-driven…

## Other reports on N4352F (4)

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

- [Incident 20011206031619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011206031619I), Dec 6, 2001: Piper PA32R300 (N4352F), Bettles, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Incident #A1012002006 ptrs 2002B0644. Pilot selected gear down on approach to bettels airport. Gear started down then all electrical power was lost.…
- [Accident 20010921025089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010921025089A), Sep 21, 2001: Piper PA32R300 (N4352F), Tanana, AK, No damage. (-23) Approximately 26 miles east of Tanana, pilot noted loss of electrical power, which resulted in complete electrical power loss. Pilot elected to make…
- [Incident 19990909025999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990909025999I), Sep 9, 1999: Piper PA32R300 (N4352F), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft was on the return leg of a part 135 flight when the engine had a catastrophic failure. It was discovered that the #2 cylinder had failed…
- [Incident 19940422028769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422028769I), Apr 22, 1994: Piper PA32R300 (N4352F), Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. On climb to cruise while leaning engines over shot clearance altitude by 700 feet. Traffic conflict created.

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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