20151212020479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Clearwater, FL · December 12, 2015

Date: December 12, 2015 · 15:05 local
Place: Clearwater, FL
Airport: Clearwater Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N27405
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16LA087
Reported as: Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,609 total1,176 in this make and model135 in the last 90 days

N27405Registered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7752164 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft landed on runway 16, at clw, without the landing gear being extended.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 16, AT CLW, WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR BEING EXTENDED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA16LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClearwater, FLThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Dec 12, 2015 · Substantial damage