# Accident 19850208002559A: Piper PA31, Bentonville, AR, February 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1985, 17:05 local time
- Place: Bentonville, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3598° N, 94.2001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3598&lon=-94.2001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27743 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540F2BD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,900 total, 0 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850208002559A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC85LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA056), Feb 8, 1985: Piper PA-31 (N27743), Bentonville, AR, substantial damage

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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