# Incident 19790212007159I: Curtis C46ACURTIS, Fairbanks, AK, February 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92853, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92853-2006-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright C-46A (registry code 2622602, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS C46ACURTIS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212007159I

## Narrative

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

INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING AFTER SEPARATION OF WHEEL DURING PREVIOUS SHORT FIELD LANDING ATTEMPT.

## Other reports on N92853 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830710030209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830710030209A), Jul 10, 1983: Curtis C46ACURTIS (N92853), Tobin Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft wheels hit heave up in runway causing blowout and subsequent crash.

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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