# Incident 20230815009849I: Piper PA-31-350, Fairbanks, AK, August 15, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2023, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WVBA
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3589B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3589B) (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: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,650 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230815009849I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20170210005799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170210005799I), Feb 10, 2017: Piper PA-31-350 (N3589B), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. ?On approach to anaktuvuk pass (pakp), ambient temperature -35° c, the pilot noticed that only the two main gear indicator lights indicated green (down and…
- [Incident 19900326012809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900326012809I), Mar 26, 1990: Piper PA31350 (N3589B), St Louis, MO. Nose gear tire went flat on landing rollout. Deplaned on runway and towed aircraft to ramp.
- [Incident 19880812046239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880812046239I), Aug 12, 1988: Piper PA31350 (N3589B), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Right prop separated from engine during climbout. PIC returned and landed safely. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19870720057469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870720057469I), Jul 20, 1987: Piper PA31350 (N3589B), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Oil from engine caught fire and extinguished by fire bottle. Safe landing.

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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