# Accident 20151212020479A: Piper PA-31-350, Clearwater, FL, December 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2015, 15:05 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Clearwater Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9772° N, 82.7592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9772&lon=-82.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27405, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27405) (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 PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,609 total, 1,176 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151212020479A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA16LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA087), Dec 12, 2015: Piper PA 31 (N27405), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before 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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