# Incident 20260805010929I: Airbus A330-243, Fairbanks, AK, August 5, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2026, 11:55 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N279AY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N279AY-2026-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A330-243 (registry code 3940018, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-243) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330-243
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,764 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260805010929I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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