Thursday, February 12, 2026

Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, N4079H, incident occurred on February 11, 2026, at Fairbanks International Airport (FAI/PAFA), Fairbanks, Alaska

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N4079H

- History of Flight:
On February 11, 2026, at about 1027 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, N4079H, registered to and being operated by Warbelow's Air Ventures Inc, sustained unknown damage when it was involved in an incident at Fairbanks International Airport (FAI/PAFA), Fairbanks, Alaska. The pilot was not injured.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft nose gear collapsed on landing.ADS-B data show that the airplane departed the airport at 0938 LT and proceeded south where it conducted several maneuvers for 45 minutes before coming back to a landing on runway 2L.

Figure 1: Flightaware overview of flight

- Weather:

METAR PAFA 111753Z 03004KT 10SM FEW032 SCT070 BKN180 M22/M23 A2927 RMK AO2 SLP927 60008 T12221233 11167 21222 56000 $

METAR PAFA 111853Z 00000KT 10SM SCT032 SCT070 BKN180 M21/M23 A2928 RMK AO2 SLP932 T12061233 $

METAR PAFA 111957Z 00000KT 10SM FEW032 SCT070 BKN120 BKN180 M22/M23 A2929 RMK AO2 T12171233 $

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