# Incident 20031020027609I: Piper PA31350, Key West, FL, October 20, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2003, 08:30 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GN0A
- Location: 24.5561° N, 81.7600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEY WEST INTL (EYW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5561&lon=-81.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711EB-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031020027609I

## Narrative

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

(-23) OCTOBER 20TH AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 LT ON APPROACH TO KEYWEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT N711EB ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THERE WAS NO VISUAL INDICATION OF GEAR EXTENSION. THE PILOT RECYCLED THE GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE. THE LANDING GEAR COULD BE HEARD COMING DOWN THE INTRANSIT LIGHT APPEARED, THREE GREEN LIGHTS APPEARED AND THE INTRANSIT LIGHT WENT OUT. THE NOSE GEAR COULD BE SEEN IN A MIRROR MOUNTED IN PILOTS VIEW. DURING THE FLARE PORTION OF LANDING THE PILOT FELT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT DIP TO THE GROUND. HE PULLED BACK HARD AND ROLLED LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT WHILE SKIDDING OFF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N711EB (1)

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

- [Incident 19861218074519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861218074519I), Dec 18, 1986: Piper PA31350 (N711EB), Portland, ME, Minor damage. On landing, the nose wheel failed and tire went flat.

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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