# Accident 19991115045719A: Piper PA31350, Detroit, MI, November 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSYA
- Location: 42.2306° N, 83.3907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2306&lon=-83.3907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4UE-2015-06-09) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991115045719A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT HAD NOT EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.

## 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 CHI00LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA029), Nov 15, 1999: Piper PA-31-350 (N4UE), Romulus, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadvertent wheels-up landing by the pilot.

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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