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FAA accident report · Gulstm G-44 · Cleveland, OH · May 12, 1998

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Date
May 12, 1998 · 13:45 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Airport
Cleveland-Hopkins International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1AS
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD98LA056
Reported as
Gulstm G44
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30,000 total1,500 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N1ASRegistered now · Grumman G-44S/N 1230 · Built 1941Airframe modelGrumman G-44Engine modelLycoming GO-480 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Acft landed gear up. Cleveland, OH. (.4)according to the pilot, he forgot to extend the landing gear prior to landing. He was cleared for straight in landing on runway 10. He was distracted when he was advised that traffic would be landing on an intersecting runway, and he had to hold short of runway 10. He said he looked visually, sighted the landing traffic, and failed to check gear down. He failed to re-start the checklist after having been distracted in the middle of the list. He said there was no mechanical problems with the airplane, and the accident could have been prevented if he had double checked the gear position, and installed a now available gear warning system designed for amphibious aircraft. (-23) N1AS was cleared for straight-in landing on rwy 10. Aircraft landed gear up. Pilot stated, "I was distracted when I as advised traffic would be landing rwy 5 to hold short rwy 10. I looked to visually sight the landing traffic and failed to check gear down and landed gear up. I failed to re-start my check list after having been distracted in middle of list." Pilo t is scheduled for 709 reexamination.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED GEAR UP. CLEVELAND, OH. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. HE WAS CLEARED FOR STRAIGHT IN LANDING ON RUNWAY 10. HE WAS DISTRACTED WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT TRAFFIC WOULD BE LANDING ON AN INTERSECTING RUNWAY, AND HE HAD TO HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 10. HE SAID HE LOOKED VISUALLY, SIGHTED THE LANDING TRAFFIC, AND FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN. HE FAILED TO RE-START THE CHECKLIST AFTER HAVING BEEN DISTRACTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LIST. HE SAID THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF HE HAD DOUBLE CHECKED THE GEAR POSITION, AND INSTALLED A NOW AVAILABLE GEAR WARNING SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT. (-23) N1AS WAS CLEARED FOR STRAIGHT-IN LANDING ON RWY 10. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT STATED, "I WAS DISTRACTED WHEN I AS ADVISED TRAFFIC WOULD BE LANDING RWY 5 TO HOLD SHORT RWY 10. I LOOKED TO VISUALLY SIGHT THE LANDING TRAFFIC AND FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN AND LANDED GEAR UP. I FAILED TO RE-START MY CHECK LIST AFTER HAVING BEEN DISTRACTED IN MIDDLE OF LIST." PILO T IS SCHEDULED FOR 709 REEXAMINATION.

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 IAD98LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCleveland, OHFailure of the pilot to extend the landing gear. A related factor was the diverted attention.May 12, 1998 · Substantial damage