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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Piper PA60601P · Lubbock, TX · August 22, 2006

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Date
August 22, 2006 · 14:13 local
Place
Lubbock, TX
Airport
Lubbock International Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N19RR
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW06CA203
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total2,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N19RRRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2020 · Piper AEROSTAR 601PS/N 61P06167963278 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper AEROSTAR 601PEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On August 22, 2006, at 1413 CDT, N19RR, a PA-601-P Aerostar, flown by owner/pilot privacy data omitted under part 91, landed gear-up on runway 35L. The pilot stated he forgot to lower the landing gear while on a long final approach. The landing gear handle was found in the up position. The pilot also stated he did not hear a landing gear warning horn which should have alerted the pilot when the power is reduced below 17 inches manifold pressure if the gear is not down. The aircraft landed with full flaps abeam taxiway foxtrot and came to a stop an estimated 100 feet prior to taxiway juliet. The aircraft slid approximately 1,150 feet, as evident according to the propeller strikes and other runway impressions. The landing gear warning horn was clearly heard when the pilot turned the battery master switch on after personnel raised the aircraft. The pilot then selected the gear handle to the down position. This inspector observed the landing gear extend to the down and locked position. The three green lights were then observed indicating the landing gear was down and locked. The pilot was the sole occupant and was not injured. The aircraft received structural damage to the bulkheads.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 22, 2006, AT 1413 CDT, N19RR, A PA-601-P AEROSTAR, FLOWN BY OWNER/PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER PART 91, LANDED GEAR-UP ON RUNWAY 35L. THE PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WHILE ON A LONG FINAL APPROACH. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE UP POSITION. THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE DID NOT HEAR A LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WHICH SHOULD HAVE ALERTED THE PILOT WHEN THE POWER IS REDUCED BELOW 17 INCHES MANIFOLD PRESSURE IF THE GEAR IS NOT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS ABEAM TAXIWAY FOXTROT AND CAME TO A STOP AN ESTIMATED 100 FEET PRIOR TO TAXIWAY JULIET. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 1,150 FEET, AS EVIDENT ACCORDING TO THE PROPELLER STRIKES AND OTHER RUNWAY IMPRESSIONS. THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WAS CLEARLY HEARD WHEN THE PILOT TURNED THE BATTERY MASTER SWITCH ON AFTER PERSONNEL RAISED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT THEN SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION. THIS INSPECTOR OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR EXTEND TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE THREE GREEN LIGHTS WERE THEN OBSERVED INDICATING THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE BULKHEADS.

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 DFW06CA203Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLubbock, TXThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear while on final approach.Aug 22, 2006 · Substantial damage