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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dornie ALPHA-JET · Arlington, WA · June 17, 2009

Date: June 17, 2009 · 17:45 local
Place: Arlington, WA
Airport: Arlington Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N707XA
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09CA294
Reported as: Dornie Alphajet
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total108 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N707XARegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2015 · Dornier ALPHA-JETS/N 0007 · Built 1979 Airframe modelDornier ALPHA-JET Engine modelSnecma LARZAC-04-C20Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot stated that he had made three transmission of his position and intent and had heard no response. The pilot stated that when he was approaching the abeam position on right downwind to runway 16 he saw a light aircraft approximately one third of the way down runway 16. The pilot stated that he discovered he was one digit off the frequency 122.7. The pilot stated that he switch frequency and made a transmission of his position and intent. The pilot stated that he was distracted by the aircraft on the runway and simply forgot to lower the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE THREE TRANSMISSION OF HIS POSITION AND INTENT AND HAD HEARD NO RESPONSE. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS APPROACHING THE ABEAM POSITION ON RIGHT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 16 HE SAW A LIGHT AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN RUNWAY 16. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DISCOVERED HE WAS ONE DIGIT OFF THE FREQUENCY 122.7. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SWITCH FREQUENCY AND MADE A TRANSMISSION OF HIS POSITION AND INTENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND SIMPLY FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

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 WPR09CA294Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportArlington, WAThe pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident were the distractions created by the pilot incorrectly setting a radio frequency and by his fixation on an airplane that was on the runway during his approach.Jun 17, 2009 · Substantial damage