19951213045019I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Huslia, AK · December 13, 1995

Date
December 13, 1995 · 17:00 local
Place
Huslia, AK
Airport
Huslia Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WVBA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27755
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
29,300 total6,000 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: on December 13, 1995, a Piper-31-350 landed with gear up at Huslia Airport Alaska. There were no injuries. The aircraft is still at Huslia Airport. The operator took photographs when the aircraft was removed from the runway but the extent of the damage is unknown at this time. On December 14, 1995, fairbanks FSDO conducted an interview with the pilot, Mr. Robert mason. During the interview Mr. Mason disclosed that he failed to lower the landing gear. He completed the before landing checklist but omitted lowering the gear. He intended to lower the gear when he was closer to landing but had forgotten to do so. Pilot stated he did not hear the landing gear warning horn until he removed the headset. Inspection and photographs of the damage area was conducted by inspector hugh a. keith and inspector eric l. jones.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 13, 1995, A PIPER-31-350 LANDED WITH GEAR UP AT HUSLIA AIRPORT ALASKA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT IS STILL AT HUSLIA AIRPORT. THE OPERATOR TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY BUT THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. ON DECEMBER 14, 1995, FAIRBANKS FSDO CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, MR. ROBERT MASON. DURING THE INTERVIEW MR. MASON DISCLOSED THAT HE FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. HE COMPLETED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST BUT OMITTED LOWERING THE GEAR. HE INTENDED TO LOWER THE GEAR WHEN HE WAS CLOSER TO LANDING BUT HAD FORGOTTEN TO DO SO. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HEAR THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN UNTIL HE REMOVED THE HEADSET. INSPECTION AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE AREA WAS CONDUCTED BY INSPECTOR HUGH A. KEITH AND INSPECTOR ERIC L. JONES.