# Accident 19970425026969A: Piper PA31350, Selawik, AK, April 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1997, 16:15 local time
- Place: Selawik, AK
- Airport: Selawik Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 66.5910° N, 160.0200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5910&lon=-160.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59985, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59985-2013-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,820 total, 456 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970425026969A

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED ON FINAL FAILED EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. GEAR HORN BLEW ON FLARE AS POWER REDUCED.

## 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 ANC97LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA069), Apr 26, 1997: Piper PA-31-350 (N59985), Selawik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention while in the landing pattern.

## Other reports on N59985 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990411003339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990411003339A), Apr 11, 1999: Piper PA31350 (N59985), Chevak, AK, Substantial damage. Yute air air taxi crashed on landing and sustained substantial damage, no injuries were reported to the pilot/sole occupant, other circumstances are unknown.…

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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