# Accident 20110222002269A: Piper PA 31P 350, North Bend, OR, February 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2011, 13:10 local time
- Place: North Bend, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4169° N, 124.2469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4169&lon=-124.2469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9237Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9237Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 31P 350 (registry code 7103111, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 31P 350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,680 total, 51 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110222002269A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH INTO OTH, PILOT NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.  DURING ROTATION, THE PILOT FELT AND HEARD SCRAPING AND REALIZED HIS GEAR WAS NOT DOWN.  HE ADDED POWER, FLEW AROUND THE PATTERN AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE GEAR DOWN.  AFTER TAXING TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGER AND OBSERVING THE DAMAGED PROP BLADES, ANTENNNAS, AND FLAPS, HE REPORTED THE DAMAGE TO THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE. (THIS WAS NOT A 135 FLIGHT)

## 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 WPR11CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA142), Feb 22, 2011: Piper PA-31P-350 (N9237Y), North Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear while on approach to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow a written checklist during the approach portion of the…

## Other reports on N9237Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20031007027049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031007027049I), Oct 7, 2003: Piper PA31P350 (N9237Y), Hollister, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On October 10, 2003, at 11:03 PDT, a Piper mohave, N9237Y, experienced mechanical failure of its left engine while in cruise flight at 8,500 feet MSL in…
- [Incident 19990912028369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912028369I), Sep 12, 1999: Piper PA31P350 (N9237Y), Santa Monica, CA. (-23) On 9/12/99, Piper, PA-31P-350, a mojave, was on descent into Santa Monica airport. While passing through 8000 ft afl the right engine failed. 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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