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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Boulder City, NV · July 1, 2007

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Date
July 1, 2007 · 10:20 local
Place
Boulder City, NV
Airport
Boulder City Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6370P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX07CA196
Reported as
Piper PA24250
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
356 total47 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N6370PRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1480 · Built 1959Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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) Event: at approximately 10:20 am PDT concluding a flight from kingman, AZ, the accident aircraft (PA-24-250, N6370P) arrived on the right downwind for runway 9R at Boulder City, NV. The wind was reported light and variable from the east. The pilot stated that he performed his before landing checklist on the downwind, then landed on 9R without performing a final landing check. The aircraft landed with the gear fully retracted approximately 2200 feet from the departure end of the runway. It then skidded on the asphalt runway surface a distance of 150-200 feet, coming to rest just west of the intersection of runway 9R and runway 33, and about 15 feet right of centerline. Immediately after ocming to a stop, the aircraft caught fire in the area directly behind the two front seats. Damage: the faa's inspection of the wreckage was conducted the day following the accident, and after the aircraft had been moved to a remote location. The cabin area was completely consumed by fire. All the furnishings in this area were destroyed. The landing gear selector switch was observed in the down (gear extended) position. The propeller sustained damage consistent with ground contact under idle power. The engine and cowl were relatively intact as were the outer wing panels and empennage. There was no opportunity to inspect the underside of the aircraft or the landing gear actuation components. Injuries: the pilot and his right seat passenger escaped without injury. Conclusions: the pilot reported the landing was normal until he heard the sound of metal scraping and observed the propeller stop. He told airport personnel responding to the accident that he had forgotten to lower the landing gear. This is consistent with a statement made by a witness who said the gear appeared to be fully retracted before contact was made with the runway. The pilot also stated in his report to the NTSB that a post crash inspection of the aircraft by his partner and co-owner yielded cockpit control positions consistent with a gear-retracted configuration. There was no obvious evidence of a mechanical malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) EVENT: AT APPROXIMATELY 10:20 AM PDT CONCLUDING A FLIGHT FROM KINGMAN, AZ, THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT (PA-24-250, N6370P) ARRIVED ON THE RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 9R AT BOULDER CITY, NV. THE WIND WAS REPORTED LIGHT AND VARIABLE FROM THE EAST. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED HIS BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST ON THE DOWNWIND, THEN LANDED ON 9R WITHOUT PERFORMING A FINAL LANDING CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR FULLY RETRACTED APPROXIMATELY 2200 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. IT THEN SKIDDED ON THE ASPHALT RUNWAY SURFACE A DISTANCE OF 150-200 FEET, COMING TO REST JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 9R AND RUNWAY 33, AND ABOUT 15 FEET RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER OCMING TO A STOP, THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE AREA DIRECTLY BEHIND THE TWO FRONT SEATS. DAMAGE: THE FAA'S INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS CONDUCTED THE DAY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, AND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MOVED TO A REMOTE LOCATION. THE CABIN AREA WAS COMPLETELY CONSUMED BY FIRE. ALL THE FURNISHINGS IN THIS AREA WERE DESTROYED. THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH WAS OBSERVED IN THE DOWN (GEAR EXTENDED) POSITION. THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH GROUND CONTACT UNDER IDLE POWER. THE ENGINE AND COWL WERE RELATIVELY INTACT AS WERE THE OUTER WING PANELS AND EMPENNAGE. THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT OR THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATION COMPONENTS. INJURIES: THE PILOT AND HIS RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. CONCLUSIONS: THE PILOT REPORTED THE LANDING WAS NORMAL UNTIL HE HEARD THE SOUND OF METAL SCRAPING AND OBSERVED THE PROPELLER STOP. HE TOLD AIRPORT PERSONNEL RESPONDING TO THE ACCIDENT THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH A STATEMENT MADE BY A WITNESS WHO SAID THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE FULLY RETRACTED BEFORE CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ALSO STATED IN HIS REPORT TO THE NTSB THAT A POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY HIS PARTNER AND CO-OWNER YIELDED COCKPIT CONTROL POSITIONS CONSISTENT WITH A GEAR-RETRACTED CONFIGURATION. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

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 LAX07CA196Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoulder City, NVthe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.Jul 1, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6370P · 1

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