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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Piper PA60601P · West Dover, VT · August 8, 1999

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Date
August 8, 1999 · 12:00 local
Place
West Dover, VT
Airport
Mount Snow Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9756Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC99LA228
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,350 total465 in this make and model
N9756QRegistration cancelled Jan 7, 2011 · Smith AEROSTAR 601PS/N 61P-0374-121Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 601P

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What happened

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

(.4) The pilot cancelled his IFR clearance as he neared his destination airport, and flew visually. When the airplane was about 3 to 5 miles from the airport, he lowered the landing gear and wing flaps. When the airplane was about 2 miles away, he lost visual contact with the runway, added power for a go-around, and retracted the wing flaps and landing gear. When he was about 1/2 mile from the runway, he re-acquired the runway visually. He reduced the power, and lowered the flaps; however, he forgot to lower the landing gear. He also failed to maintain airspeed and the airplane dropped in from about 50 feet. The lower aft fuselage was crushed upon touchdown. (-23) the pilot in command configured the airplane for landing during a VFR approach. He momentarily lost sight of the runway due to fog near the runway and elected to abort the landing. The pilot retracted the landing gear and flaps for the go around. Upon regaining sight of the runway while still on final approach, the pilot changed his mind. He decided to land. The pilot lowered his flaps but forgot to lower the landing gear. The aircraft skidded on the runway coming to a stop on the grass parallel to the runway

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE PILOT CANCELLED HIS IFR CLEARANCE AS HE NEARED HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT, AND FLEW VISUALLY. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 3 TO 5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND WING FLAPS. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY, HE LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, ADDED POWER FOR A GO-AROUND, AND RETRACTED THE WING FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR. WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY, HE RE-ACQUIRED THE RUNWAY VISUALLY. HE REDUCED THE POWER, AND LOWERED THE FLAPS; HOWEVER, HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. HE ALSO FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND THE AIRPLANE DROPPED IN FROM ABOUT 50 FEET. THE LOWER AFT FUSELAGE WAS CRUSHED UPON TOUCHDOWN. (-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE FOR LANDING DURING A VFR APPROACH. HE MOMENTARILY LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY DUE TO FOG NEAR THE RUNWAY AND ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS FOR THE GO AROUND. UPON REGAINING SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY WHILE STILL ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT CHANGED HIS MIND. HE DECIDED TO LAND. THE PILOT LOWERED HIS FLAPS BUT FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP ON THE GRASS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY

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 NYC99LA228Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWest Dover, VTwas the diverted attention of the pilot, which resulted in his failure to maintain airspeed, and his failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.Aug 8, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9756Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19930214006449IOther Ground Ops · Lancaster, PAAfter stopping at ramp pilot inadvertently retracted landing gear instead of flaps. Gear collapsed.Feb 14, 1993 · Reported as Piper PA60601P · Minor damage