# Incident 20090403004799I: Piper PA31T, Key West, FL, April 3, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2009, 12:21 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N350ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350ST-2010-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090403004799I

## Narrative

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

(-23)(-23) AT 1321 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-21T OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 PERFORMED A GEAR UP EMERGENCY LANDING AT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL (EYW).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCHEDULED TO LAND AT FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT AND DIVERTED TO EYW WHEN ALL THREE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND.  THE PILOT COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, ATTEMPTING TO CYCLE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE 5 TIMES WITH NO CHANGE.  THE PILOT CONTACTED MIAMI CENTER, REQUESTING A DIVERT TO EYW FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.  THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TWO POSITIVE G PULLS IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE THE GEAR TO NO AVAIL.  THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BY THE CONTROL TOWER FOR VERIFICATION OF LANDING GEAR POSITION AND CONTROLLERS CONFIRMED THAT ONLY MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN AND ALL LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION.  THE PILOT FLEW THE APPROACH TO A MINIMUM ALTITUDE, SHUTDOWN BOTH ENGINES, AND SEE THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE STOPPING AN ESTIMATED 500 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN POINT ON CENTERLINE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLERS, FLAPS AND BOTTOM DURING THE LANDING.

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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