# Incident 19960513033919I: Piper PA31350, Fairbanks, AK, May 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WVBA
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59764, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59764) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540V2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 1,365 in this make and model, 492 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960513033919I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER A REPAIR TO THE RIGHT ENGINE FOR AN OIL LEAK. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAD LOWERED THE GEAR DOORS AND FLAPS TO FACILITATE CLEAN-UP FROM THE OIL LEAK. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE THE GEAR DOORS WERE LEFT OPEN AND THE FLAPS WERE LEFT DOWN. THE PIC OF THE NEXT FLIGHT (#260) ACCEPTED THE AIRCRAFT IN THIS CONFIGURATION. AFTER THE PIC OF FLIGHT 260 STARTED BOTH ENGINES HE STARTED TO TAXI AND THEN MOVED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR TO THE UP POSITION. HE DID THIS TO CLOSE THE LANDING GEAR DOORS. THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, PITOT TUBES, ONE ANTENNA, AND BOTH PROPELLERS. THE MAIN GEAR UNLOCKED BUT DID NOT RETRACT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N59764 (4)

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

- [Incident 20040324004979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040324004979I), Mar 24, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N59764), Fairbanks, AK. (-23) [privacy data omitted] aircraft on scheduled flight at cruise altitude. Pilot noticed loss of manifold pressure with concurrent loss of oil pressure.…
- [Incident 20031110029489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031110029489I), Nov 10, 2003: Piper PA31350 (N59764), Galena, AK. (-23) [privacy data omitted] engine failed in flight. Large fuel flow fluctuations followed by sudden oil pressure loss. Engine was shutdown in flight and…
- [Incident 20020808024209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020808024209I), Aug 8, 2002: Piper PA31350 (N59764), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he could not see anything when he began to taxi due to heavy rain and fogged aircraft windows. He missed the turn onto taxiway delta. He…
- [Incident 19790827032919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827032919I), Aug 27, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N59764), Poughkeepsie, NY. Engine quit in flight, found magneto had failed.

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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