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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Fairbanks-Ft Wa, AK · September 7, 2001

Date: September 7, 2001 · 17:46 local
Place: Fairbanks-Ft Wa, AK
Airport: Wainwright Aaf
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: WVBA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N42WP
Reported as: Piper PA31350
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0

N42WPRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8252038 · Built 1982 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) FAR part 135 flight to Hughes, AK., on approach no landing gear lights illuminated. Aircraft diverted to Fairbanks, AK. Then on to nearby fort Wainwright, AK due to more favorable wind for emergency planned gear-up landing. Very smooth landing made with minimum damage to the aircraft belly skin and propeller blade tips. (Engines were shutdown and propeller s feathered just prior to touch down). No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FAR PART 135 FLIGHT TO HUGHES, AK., ON APPROACH NO LANDING GEAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO FAIRBANKS, AK. THEN ON TO NEARBY FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK DUE TO MORE FAVORABLE WIND FOR EMERGENCY PLANNED GEAR-UP LANDING. VERY SMOOTH LANDING MADE WITH MINIMUM DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY SKIN AND PROPELLER BLADE TIPS. (ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN AND PROPELLER S FEATHERED JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN). NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N42WP · 2

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

Incident 20211124021989ICruise/Level Flight · Fai, AKTurbocharger failure in cruise flight, caused pilot to shut down rt engine. Emergency declared.Nov 24, 2021 · No damage Incident 20060427006359IFinal Approach · Fairbanks, AK(-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot could not lower landing gear normally. Lowered gear by emergency method. Got three down and locked indications. Declared emergency. Crash fire crew responded. Made uneventful landing.Apr 27, 2006