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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Bentonville, AR · February 8, 1985

Date
February 8, 1985 · 17:05 local
Place
Bentonville, AR
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N27743
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85LA056
Reported as
Piper PA31
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540F2BD
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,900 total0 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot forgot to extend gear for landing. Descended until metal scraping was heard and landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. DESCENDED UNTIL METAL SCRAPING WAS HEARD AND LANDED GEAR UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.