# Incident 19990715022299I: Piper PA32R300, Fairbanks, AK, July 15, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1999, 12:45 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: FXGA
- 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: N108NS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108NS) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990715022299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR UP AND DID NOT ALLOW THE PILOT TO EITHER RETRACT OR EXTEND THE GEAR.  THE LIGHTS WERE ALSO RENDERED INOP.  THE PILOT TRIED TO RESET THE BREAKER UNSUCCESSFULLY.  THE FAI TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS LOCKED.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.  THE A/C HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP FOR THE BREAKER POPPING 3 DAYS EARLIER.  THE BREAKER WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY.

## Other reports on N108NS (3)

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

- [Incident 20011128031139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011128031139I), Nov 28, 2001: Piper PA32R300 (N108NS), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Top cowling bulged after climbout, after transition to cruise. Pilot returned to the airport, on extending landing gear, cowling failed on left side and…
- [Incident 19941206046019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941206046019I), Dec 6, 1994: Piper PA32R300 (N108NS), Huslia, AK, Minor damage. Lost power on climb to cruise. Landed on frozen lake. Wheels broke thru ice. Indicates fuel contamination.
- [Accident 19800708025161A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708025161A), Jul 8, 1980: Piper PA32R300 (N108NS), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Overtook & struck training airplane, N5031D, while turning final on non-standard pattern.N5031D on final approach.

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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