# Accident 19991022030629A: Piper PA24250, Oklahoma City, OK, October 22, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 22, 1999, 15:00 local time - Place: Oklahoma City, OK - Airport: Sundance Airpark Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.4504° N, 97.5693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4504&lon=-97.5693&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6774P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6774P) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250 - Reported engine: LYC O540A1B5 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 6,801 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA018) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991022030629A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 FTW00LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA018), Oct 22, 1999: Piper PA-24-250 (N6774P), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to follow the landing checklist and verify that the landing gear was down and locked, which resulted in a wheels up landing. A factor was the failure of the landing gear… ## Other reports on N6774P (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19730914029789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730914029789A), Sep 14, 1973: Piper PA24250 (N6774P), Reno, NV, Substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.