Serious incident Piper PA-31-350 N4118G, Tuesday 15 January 1991

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Date:	Tuesday 15 January 1991
Time:	20:52 LT
Type:	Piper PA-31-350
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N4118G
MSN:	31-8453001
Year of manufacture:	1984
Total airframe hrs:	6818 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming TIO-540
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	Nome, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Savoonga, AK (SVA)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

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.

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

Accident investigation: