# Accident 19890520014169A: Piper PA31350, Tok, AK, May 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Airport: Tok Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FWMC
- Location: 63.1799° N, 143.0993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.1799&lon=-143.0993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87TS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87TS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520014169A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR ON A FAMILIARZATION FLIGHT 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 ANC89LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA078), May 20, 1989: Piper PA-31 (N87TS), Tok Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS FAILURE TO USE A CHECKLIST.

## Other reports on N87TS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960815027389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960815027389I), Aug 15, 1996: Piper PA31310 (N87TS), Anchorage, AK. Narrative: flight originated at tok junction, medivac flight life or death situation, at approximate 0300 hours. Pilot preparing for landing at merrill field…

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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