19890827035289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23160 · Eau Claire, WI · August 27, 1989

Date
August 27, 1989 · 14:04 local
Place
Eau Claire, WI
Airport
Eau Claire County
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8886
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA176
Reported as
Piper PA23160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B3B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,193 total4 in this make and model144 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Raised landing gear by mistake instead of flaps on a touch and go landing. Slid off runway on aircrafts belly.

As the FAA filed it

RAISED LANDING GEAR BY MISTAKE INSTEAD OF FLAPS ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. SLID OFF RUNWAY ON AIRCRAFTS BELLY.

NTSB investigation

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