# Incident 19920907042089I: Piper PA32R300, Fairbanks, AK, September 7, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Private
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BTHA
- 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: N75387, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75387) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920907042089I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD NOT LITE. LANDED SKI STRIP SUCCESSFULLY. FAULTY NOSE GEAR SWITCH.

## Other reports on N75387 (2)

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

- [Incident 19980305005439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980305005439I), Mar 5, 1998: Piper PA32R300 (N75387), Fairbanks, AK. Narrative: Mr. Winfield stated that he was on descent into Fairbanks with the fullest fuel tank selected (left tank) when the engine quit. He switched to the…
- [Incident 19860728046489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860728046489I), Jul 28, 1986: Piper PA32R300 (N75387), Park Rapids, MN, Minor damage. Pilot was trying to close door when aircraft descended and struck a powerline. Made off airport landing.

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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