# Incident 20230303001509I: Piper PA-32R-300, Bethel, AK, March 3, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2023, 14:24 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: T72A
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919BS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N919BS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D (registry code 41598, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1g5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230303001509I

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO KASIGLIK, PIC EXPERIENCED A RIGHT MLG UNSAFE LIGHT UPON GEAR EXTENSION. RECYCLING OF GEAR RESULTED IN SAME RIGHT MLG UNSAFE LIGHT. PIC DIVERTED TO BETHEL AND PERFORMED AN

EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURE FOR EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. RIGHT MLG UNSAFE LIGHT STILL REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PIC PERFORMED A LOW FLY-BY TOWER AND RECEIEVED REPORT THAT THE RIGHT MLG LOOKED TO BE DOWN FULLY. PIC TOUCHED DOWN AIRCRAFT ON RWY 12. UPON ROLLOUT, APPROX. 2-300' DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MLG COLLAPSED. PIC SHUT DOWN ENGINE, MASTER SWITCH AND CLOSED FUEL IMMEDIATELY. BOTH PIC AND PASSENGER EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO MAINTENANCE HANGAR WHERE TROUBLESHOOTING IS OCCURRING. ---------------END-----------------

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.