# Accident 20250930014159A: Piper PA-31, Kotlik, AK, September 30, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2025, 19:38 local time
- Place: Kotlik, AK
- Airport: Kotlik Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: T72A
- Location: 63.0307° N, 163.5327° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0307&lon=-163.5327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,034 total, 261 in this make and model, 337 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250930014159A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC25LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA117), Oct 1, 2025: Piper PA-31 (N16SC), Kotlik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

## Other reports on N16SC (1)

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

- [Accident 19930131001319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930131001319A), Jan 31, 1993: Piper PA31310 (N16SC), Columbia, CA, Substantial damage. On final right wing struck a tree. Landed safely. Was too low on approach.

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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