# Incident 20010118001399I: Piper PA31350, Burlington, WA, January 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Airport: Skagit/Bay View_ndb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HUFA
- Location: 48.4644° N, 122.3313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4644&lon=-122.3313&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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 50 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010118001399I

## Narrative

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

(-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 PATTERN THE INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED FAILURE OF AN ENGINE. THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND THE INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO NOTE THIS OVERSIGHT. AS THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE INSTRUCTOR INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE ENGINE PROPELLERS, THE LEFT FLAP AND A RADIO ANTENNA WERE DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N27472 (2)

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

- [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…
- [Accident 19910808032689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910808032689A), Aug 8, 1991: Piper PA31350 (N27472), Emmonak, AK, Substantial damage. Student inadvertently raised gear instead of flaps on touch and go.

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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