# Incident 19960722034189I: Piper PA31350, Fairbanks, AK, July 22, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N792FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N792FC-2007-12-12) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960722034189I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT AT CENTRAL ALASKA THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND HAD ONLY TWO GREEN LIGHTS. HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO FAIRBANKS WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS NOT LOCKING IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MAINTENANCE THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL PASSES DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE OBJECT WAS TO APPLY A SIDE LOAD ON THE RIGHT GEAR IN HOPES THAT WOULD CAUSE THE DOWN LOCK TO ENGAGE. THE PILOT WAS EVENTUALLY SUCCESSFUL IN THIS EFFORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N792FC (1)

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

- [Accident 20041215032409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041215032409A), Dec 15, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N792FC), Utopia Creek, AK, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] on 12-15-04 @1030 local time, a warbelows airventures flight number 515, approached the U.S. Airforce Indian Mountain airfield,…

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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