42.6492° N, 83.2874° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 30, 1991 · 11:40 local
Place
Pontiac, MI
Airport
Oakland-Pontiac
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27597
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total800 in this make and model6 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.
Landed gear up. Aborted takeoff after liftoff with gear up. Due to right engine cowling not being secured.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED GEAR UP. ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER LIFTOFF WITH GEAR UP. DUE TO RIGHT ENGINE COWLING NOT BEING SECURED.