# Incident 20010907024369I: Piper PA31350, Fairbanks-Ft Wa, AK, September 7, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2001, 17:46 local time
- Place: Fairbanks-Ft Wa, AK
- Airport: Wainwright Aaf
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WVBA
- 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: N42WP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42WP) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010907024369I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20211124021989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211124021989I), Nov 24, 2021: Piper PA-31-350 (N42WP), Fai, AK, No damage. Turbocharger failure in cruise flight, caused pilot to shut down rt engine. Emergency declared.
- [Incident 20060427006359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060427006359I), Apr 27, 2006: Piper PA31350 (N42WP), 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…

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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