What happened
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(.19) On October 22, 1999, at 1510 central daylight time, Piper PA-24-250 airplane, N6774P, was substantially damaged by fire after a gear-up landing at the Sundance Airpark Airport near, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight and a flight plan was not filed. The cross-country originated from the thomas p. stafford airport, near weatherford, TX, approx. 1200. According to the pilot, the flight was normal and he maneuvered the airplane on a downwind leg for runway 35 at the Sundance Airpark Airport. The pilot stated the he "thought" he extended the landing gear on the downwind leg. Upon landing the belly of the airplane contacted the surface of the runway and the airplane slide to a stop in the upright postion. The pilot added that approx. seven minutes after the landing, a postaccident fire erupted and consumed the cabin section of the airplane. (.4)the pilot reported that he 'entered a downwind leg for runway 35 at which time [he] had lowered the landing gear. Everything seemed normal until touchdown when the gear retracted.' The pilot stated that 'evidently the gear did not lock.' The airplane slid 250 yards and came to a stop upright. A postaccident fire erupted and consumed the cockpit, including the instrument panel, and the belly of the airframe. According to the pilot's operating handbook, a green light on the instrument panel below the landing gear switch indicates all gears down and locked. Furthermore, item number 6 on the landing checklist states the following: 'landing gear down (under 150 mph check green light on, warning horn off, gear emergency handle in forward position).' (-23)on October 22, 1999, at 1510 CDT, apiper PA-24-250, N6774P, enroute from thomas p. stafford airport, weatherford, TX, was substantially damaged by fire after a gear-up landing at Sundance airpark, Oklahoma City, OK. The commerical pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 22, 1999, AT 1510 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, PIPER PA-24-250 AIRPLANE, N6774P, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY FIRE AFTER A GEAR-UP LANDING AT THE SUNDANCE AIRPARK AIRPORT NEAR, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE CROSS-COUNTRY ORIGINATED FROM THE THOMAS P. STAFFORD AIRPORT, NEAR WEATHERFORD, TX, APPROX. 1200. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL AND HE MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE ON A DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 35 AT THE SUNDANCE AIRPARK AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THE HE "THOUGHT" HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. UPON LANDING THE BELLY OF THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE SLIDE TO A STOP IN THE UPRIGHT POSTION. THE PILOT ADDED THAT APPROX. SEVEN MINUTES AFTER THE LANDING, A POSTACCIDENT FIRE ERUPTED AND CONSUMED THE CABIN SECTION OF THE AIRPLANE. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE 'ENTERED A DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 35 AT WHICH TIME [HE] HAD LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL TOUCHDOWN WHEN THE GEAR RETRACTED.' THE PILOT STATED THAT 'EVIDENTLY THE GEAR DID NOT LOCK.' THE AIRPLANE SLID 250 YARDS AND CAME TO A STOP UPRIGHT. A POSTACCIDENT FIRE ERUPTED AND CONSUMED THE COCKPIT, INCLUDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE BELLY OF THE AIRFRAME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK, A GREEN LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BELOW THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH INDICATES ALL GEARS DOWN AND LOCKED. FURTHERMORE, ITEM NUMBER 6 ON THE LANDING CHECKLIST STATES THE FOLLOWING: 'LANDING GEAR DOWN (UNDER 150 MPH CHECK GREEN LIGHT ON, WARNING HORN OFF, GEAR EMERGENCY HANDLE IN FORWARD POSITION).' (-23)ON OCTOBER 22, 1999, AT 1510 CDT, APIPER PA-24-250, N6774P, ENROUTE FROM THOMAS P. STAFFORD AIRPORT, WEATHERFORD, TX, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY FIRE AFTER A GEAR-UP LANDING AT SUNDANCE AIRPARK, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. THE COMMERICAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
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