# Accident 20200430007059A: Grumman G-44, Anchorage, AK, April 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2020, 17:50 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Feild
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: N3NC
- Location: 61.2158° N, 149.8419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2158&lon=-149.8419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91040, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-44
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200430007059A

## Narrative

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

RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE OPERATOR, NATRON AIR, 04/30/2020 AT 17:49PM.

I CONTACTED MY FRONTLINE MANAGER IN JUNEAU, ALASKA.

REPORTING THAT NATRON  HAD A GEAR UP LANDING IN HIS GA-44 WIDGEON AT MERRILL FIELD, RUNWAY 25 IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.

OPERATOR AT THE TIME WAS OPERATING UNDER PART 91.

I CONTACTED THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

I ALSO MADE CONTACT WITH NTSB P.O.C. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

DIRECTLY WORKING WITH INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE OUR INVESTIGATION. NTSB REPORT # ANC20CA045

NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO N91040

## 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 ANC20CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA045), May 1, 2020: Grumman G44 (N91040), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for a runway landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing.

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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