# Accident 20060708013899A: Piper PA31350, Fairbanks, AK, July 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FXGA
- Location: 64.8153° N, 147.8564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8153&lon=-147.8564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41185, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41185-2010-12-27) (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: 23,370 total, 335 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060708013899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT FAILED TO VERIFY THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD EXTENDED, WHICH IT HAD NOT, AND CONSEQUENTLY LANDED GEAR UP. ^PRIVACY DATA ^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC06LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA093), Jul 8, 2006: Piper PA-31 (N41185), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent landing with the landing gear retracted, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N41185 (4)

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

- [Accident 20090219046769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090219046769A), Feb 19, 2009: Piper PA-31-350 (N41185), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Ptrs # AL01200901836PILOT experienced controlled flight into terrain under VFR flight plan. The pilot was flying south east bound from brevig mission airport,…
- [Incident 20080805843319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080805843319I), Aug 5, 2008: Piper PA31350 (N41185), Kotzebue, AK, No damage. (-23) Birds struck during takeoff roll prior to rotation. No damage found.
- [Accident 20040917024189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040917024189A), Sep 17, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N41185), Minchumina, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The airman stated that as he reached for the landing gear control to lower the gear he received a radio call requiring that he select the appropriate…
- [Accident 19940628018969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940628018969A), Jun 28, 1994: Piper PA31350 (N41185), Sheldon Point, AK, Substantial damage. Landed short of gravel strip. Gear hit runway raised lip. Marginal strip for PA31. Inadequate yellow marker cones.

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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