# Accident 20071009022279A: Piper PA31350, Trinidad, CO, October 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2007, 08:13 local time
- Place: Trinidad, CO
- Airport: Perry Stokes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KY7A
- Location: 37.2594° N, 104.3406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2594&lon=-104.3406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313RA-2025-04-28) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071009022279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT OF CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACCIDENT SAY: HE FAILED TO SELECT LANDING GEAR DOWN ON A LONG FINAL APPROACH TO TRINIDAD, CO. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCURRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DEN08LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA012), Oct 9, 2007: Piper PA-31-350 (N313RA), Trinidad, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.

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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