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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Fairbanks, AK · August 15, 2023

Date
August 15, 2023 · 12:30 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Fairbanks
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WVBA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3589B
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
9,650 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon gear extension, aircraft showed "3 green" lights, indicated. Aircraft touched down smoothly on landing. At approximately 1000 ft down runway, aircraft settled into a 3-point attitude and nose gear collapsed. Aircraft skidded to a stop. NLG "idler" link found broken.

As the FAA filed it

UPON GEAR EXTENSION, AIRCRAFT SHOWED "3 GREEN" LIGHTS, INDICATED. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SMOOTHLY ON LANDING. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT DOWN RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO A 3-POINT ATTITUDE AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. NLG "IDLER" LINK FOUND BROKEN.

Other reports on N3589B · 4

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