# Accident 19980512009569A: Gulstm G44, Cleveland, OH, May 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1998, 13:45 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4309° N, 81.8201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4309&lon=-81.8201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1AS) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980512009569A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 IAD98LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA056), May 12, 1998: Grumman G-44 (N1AS), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear. A related factor was the 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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