# Accident 19890827035289A: Piper PA23160, Eau Claire, WI, August 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1989, 14:04 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: Eau Claire County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8206° N, 91.4905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8206&lon=-91.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8886, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8886-2015-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,193 total, 4 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827035289A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI89LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA176), Aug 27, 1989: Piper PA-23-160 (N8886), Eau Claire, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR BY THE PILOT. HIS HABIT INTERFERENCE AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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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