# Accident 20150516008679A: Piper PA-31-350, Homer, AK, May 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2015, 16:15 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HVUA
- Location: 59.6478° N, 151.4700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6478&lon=-151.4700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4079H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4079H) (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 PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,259 total, 238 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150516008679A

## Narrative

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

HOMER, AK (HOM): PA31, GEAR UP LANDING RWY 22. AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING PART 135 FOR ALASKA AIR TRANSIT

## 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 ANC15CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA027), May 17, 2015: Piper PA 31-350 (N4079H), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue the approach to landing while distracted and his failure to complete…

## Other reports on N4079H (3)

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

- [Incident 20260211000729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260211000729I), Feb 11, 2026: Piper PA-31-350 (N4079H), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft was on a maintenance test flight following landing gear handle re-rigging. Multiple gear extensions and retractions were performed during test flight.…
- [Incident 20220124003889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220124003889I), Jan 24, 2022: Piper PA-31-350 (N4079H), Kaltag, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft was diverting from kal to gal due to runway conditions, but got call from dot plow personnel at kal that they would have the runway clear in 10-15…
- [Incident 19831020069759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831020069759I), Oct 20, 1983: Piper PA31350 (N4079H), West Mifflin, PA. Wing flap indicator warning light came on. Flap was down suddenly returned to neutral. System rigging a factor.

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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