# Incident 20260211000729I: Piper PA-31-350, Fairbanks, AK, February 11, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2026, 10:32 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: 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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,070 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260211000729I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING LANDING GEAR HANDLE RE-RIGGING. MULTIPLE GEAR EXTENSIONS AND RETRACTIONS WERE PERFORMED DURING TEST FLIGHT. FOLLOWING FINAL EXTENSION NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND AND LOCK DUE TO HYDRAULIC LINE FAILURE. THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK WAS MAINTAINED 30 HOURS PRIOR. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING WITH NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.

## Other reports on N4079H (3)

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

- [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…
- [Accident 20150516008679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150516008679A), May 16, 2015: Piper PA-31-350 (N4079H), Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Homer, AK (hom): PA31, gear up landing rwy 22. Aircraft was flying part 135 for Alaska air transit
- [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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