# Accident 19910808032689A: Piper PA31350, Emmonak, AK, August 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1991, 12:00 local time
- Place: Emmonak, AK
- Airport: Emmonak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ENHC
- Location: 62.7904° N, 164.5503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.7904&lon=-164.5503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27472, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27472-2021-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540F2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910808032689A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT INADVERTENTLY RAISED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS ON TOUCH AND GO.

## 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 ANC91LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA118), Aug 8, 1991: Piper PA-31-350 (N27472), Emmonak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THAT THE CHECKLIST WAS NOT FOLLOWED.

## Other reports on N27472 (2)

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

- [Incident 20010118001399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010118001399I), Jan 18, 2001: Piper PA31350 (N27472), Burlington, WA, Minor damage. (-23) The company flight instructor occupied the right seat and was administering FAR 135 flight training to the pilot in the left seat. While in the traffic…
- [Incident 19990104004099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990104004099I), Jan 4, 1999: Piper PA31350 (N27472), Sheldon Point, AK, Minor damage. (-5)The pilot elected to fly a low, flat approach to runway 2 at Sheldon Point, Alaska, to assure a landing within the threshold due to reports of poor braking…

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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