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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A330-243 · Fairbanks, AK · August 5, 2026

Date
August 5, 2026 · 11:55 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Fairbanks International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N279AY
Reported as
Airbus A330-243
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
12,764 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.

On August 5th at 12:12PM local, privacy data omitted was landing at Fairbanks International Airport. The aircraft experienced a hydraulic failure on landing, which resulted in a complete loss of brakes and nose wheel steering. The flightcrew used thrust reversers to bring the aircraft to a stop, partially departing the runway off to the left. The only damage noted was damage to the #1 engine fan blades, incurred upon gravel being ingested during the runway departure. NY ifo is conducting a follow up investigation on the repair station in question.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 5TH AT 12:12PM LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING AT FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HYDRAULIC FAILURE ON LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING. THE FLIGHTCREW USED THRUST REVERSERS TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP, PARTIALLY DEPARTING THE RUNWAY OFF TO THE LEFT. THE ONLY DAMAGE NOTED WAS DAMAGE TO THE #1 ENGINE FAN BLADES, INCURRED UPON GRAVEL BEING INGESTED DURING THE RUNWAY DEPARTURE. NY IFO IS CONDUCTING A FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION ON THE REPAIR STATION IN QUESTION.