# Accident 19941018035059A: Gulstm G44, Prince Williams, VA, October 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1994, 17:35 local time
- Place: Prince Williams, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N54VT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54VT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44
- Reported engine: LYC GO480B1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,832 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941018035059A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIAN LANDED GEAR UP AND ROLLED ON ITS SIDE. BLAMED DISTRACTION BY BLINDING SUN AND UNABLE CHECK GEAR LIGHTS.

## 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 NYC95LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA014), Oct 18, 1994: Grumman G-44 (N54VT), Haymarket, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear which resulted in a gear up landing. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention.

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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