# Accident 20010408006259A: Piper PA24250, Chino, CA, April 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2001, 17:30 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0005° N, 117.6808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0005&lon=-117.6808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6240P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6240P) (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 O540A1C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010408006259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N6240P LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 26R AT THE CHINO AIRPORT, CHINO, CA. THE PILOT HAD MADE A GO AROUND ON RUNWAY 26L. JUST PRIOR TO THE GEAR UP LANDING AND FORGOT THAT HE HAD RETRACTED THE GEAR AND FLAPS. THE PILOT BELIEVED THAT HE FAILED TO HEAR THE GEAR WARNING SYSTEM BECAUSE HE WAS NOT USED TO HIS NEW NOISE ATTENUATING HEAD PHONES THAT REDUCED THE PITCH OF THE AUDIBLE WARNING. (.19)ON APRIL 8, 2001, ABOUT 1730 HOURS PDT, A PIPER PA-24-250, N6240P, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT MADE A WHEELS UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AT CHINO, CALIFORNIA.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.  THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED CORONA, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1720.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.  THIS OCCURRENCE WAS UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT ON APRIL 19,2001, AFTER AN INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL AIRFRAME COMPONENTS.  THE FEDERAL AVIATION ASMINISTRATION (FAA) ACCIDENT COORDINATOR INTERVIEWED THE PILOT.  THE PILOT SAID HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPTED LANDING BECA                                                                USE THE RUNWAY WASN'T CLEAR. HE FORGOT THAT HE RAISED HIS LANDING GEAR.  HE WAS WEARING A NEW NOISE-ATTENUATING HEADSET THAT CHANGED THE SOUNDS HE NORMALLY HEARD WHEN FLYING HIS AIRPLANE.  HE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE GEAR WARNING HORN DURING THE ACCIDENT LANDING.  HE RECALLED THAT THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS STILL SOUNDING AS HE REMOVED HIS HEADSET.                            (.4) ON APRIL 8, 2001, ABOUT 1730 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-24-250, N6240P, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT MADE A WHEELS UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AT CHINO, CALIFORNIA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED CORONA, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1720. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THIS OCCURRENCE WAS UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT ON APRIL 19, 2001, AFTER AN INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL AIRFRAME COMPONENTS. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ACCIDENT COORDINATOR INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE PILOT SAID HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPTED LANDING BECAUSE THE RUNWAY WASN'T CLEAR. HE FORGOT THAT HE RAISED HIS LANDING GEA R. HE WAS WEARING A NEW NOISE ATTENUATING HEADSET THAT CHANGED THE SOUNDS HE NORMALLY HEARD WHEN FLYING HIS AIRPLANE. HE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE GEAR WARNING HORN DURING THE ACCIDENT LANDING. HE RECALLED THAT THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS STILL SOUNDING AS HE REMOVED HIS HEADSET.

## 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 LAX01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA148), Apr 9, 2001: Piper PA-24-250 (N6240P), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor was the pilot's failure to use the landing checklist.

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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