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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Fairbanks, AK · July 28, 1989

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Date
July 28, 1989 · 12:07 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Fairbanks International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HYTA
Aircraft
N54WA
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total6,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
N54WARegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7652067 · Built 1976Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Could not get gear safety indication. Made fly by. Gear stayed down. Landed safely. Indicator bulb burned out.

As the FAA filed it

COULD NOT GET GEAR SAFETY INDICATION. MADE FLY BY. GEAR STAYED DOWN. LANDED SAFELY. INDICATOR BULB BURNED OUT.