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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T · Nogales, AZ · October 1, 1999

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Date
October 1, 1999 · 16:00 local
Place
Nogales, AZ
Airport
Nogales Int'L Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N37RL
Reported as
Piper PA31T
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,900 total70 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N37RLRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2004 · Piper PA-31TS/N 31T-7620049 · Built 1976Airframe modelPiper PA-31TEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated that on downwind he selected flaps to approach and the landing gear handle down, thought he heard the sound of the gear extending and the handle moving back to the neutral position, and on final approach selected full flaps. The first indication the gear was up was when the propellers made contact with the runway. He also stated that while on final approach he neglected to check for 3 green lights as he usually did.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ON DOWNWIND HE SELECTED FLAPS TO APPROACH AND THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN, THOUGHT HE HEARD THE SOUND OF THE GEAR EXTENDING AND THE HANDLE MOVING BACK TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, AND ON FINAL APPROACH SELECTED FULL FLAPS. THE FIRST INDICATION THE GEAR WAS UP WAS WHEN THE PROPELLERS MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH HE NEGLECTED TO CHECK FOR 3 GREEN LIGHTS AS HE USUALLY DID.