There were no injuries and no major damage reported after Saturday morning’s landing at the Juneau International Airport of a small plane with malfunctioning landing gear.
Capital City Fire/Rescue Assistant Chief Ed Quinto says the pilot of the twin-engine Piper could not fully extend the aircraft’s nose gear after its hydraulics failed.
“The pilot landed, and did a great job of landing on the runway,” Quinto said. “Damage occurred only on the prop and the aircraft. There were no reported injuries of the pilot or the passengers.”
There were three people on board.
According to online databases of Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary accident reports and State of Alaska business records, the Piper PA-31 with registry number N765KP is owned by Kalinin Partners which operates Alaska Seaplanes.
