Event ANC91IA020

1991-01-15 NOME, Alaska, United States Airport · OME None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4118G

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-31-350

Year of manufacture

1984 · 7 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)

Seats / Engines

8 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19840525

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A4DB4E

Registrant of record

YR-AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4118G Piper PA-31-350 None

Probable cause & findings

WAS THE SHEARED FITTING ON THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR SHUTTLE VALVE WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO NOT EXTEND FOR LANDING.

Factual narrative

DURING FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT COULD NOT GET THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY ON THE MAIN GEAR ONLY. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED A SHEARED FITTING ON THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR SHUTTLE VALVE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_ANC91IA020.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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