# Incident 19970216001649I: Piper PA31T1, Portland, OR, February 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1997, 10:55 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5421° N, 122.9507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND-HILLSBORO (HIO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5421&lon=-122.9507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93CN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93CN-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T1 (registry code 7103126, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970216001649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N93CN WAS ENROUTE FROM SUNRIVER, OR TO HILLSBORO, OR. DURING FINAL APPROACH WHILE CONDUCTING AN ILS RUNWAY 12 APPROACH, N93CN WAS CLEARED TO LAND. N93CN LANDED ON RUNWAY 12 WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE STOWED UP POSITION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR, BUT WAS TOO LATE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN BEFORE LANDING. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED TO ANYONE ON BOARD. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N93CN (2)

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

- [Accident 20121215026719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121215026719A), Dec 15, 2012: Piper PA-31T1 (N93CN), Ely, NV, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. While at FL240, heading at 320 degrees the aircraft experienced a rapid decent estimated at 10,000 feet per minute descent rate with a subsequent right bank.…
- [Incident 20070906020229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070906020229I), Sep 6, 2007: Piper PA31T1 (N93CN), Portland, OR, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot attempted to land on runway 25, was blinded by sun glare and lost sight of the runway, then touched down between runway and taxiway.

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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