20250930014159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31 · Kotlik, AK · September 30, 2025

Date
September 30, 2025 · 19:38 local
Place
Kotlik, AK
Airport
Kotlik Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
T72A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16SC
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC25LA117
Reported as
Piper PA-31
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,034 total261 in this make and model337 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot reported they got distracted by rain/weather on the downwind when performing their flow, missed the step of lowering the landing gear and then missed the gear when completing the checklist.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THEY GOT DISTRACTED BY RAIN/WEATHER ON THE DOWNWIND WHEN PERFORMING THEIR FLOW, MISSED THE STEP OF LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR AND THEN MISSED THE GEAR WHEN COMPLETING THE CHECKLIST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N16SC · 1

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