20121020024989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · South Lake Taho, CA · October 20, 2012

Date
October 20, 2012 · 17:23 local
Place
South Lake Taho, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7950P
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR13CA021
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,915 total30 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

10/20/12 At 1723, the pilot reported that he failed to lower landing gear and landed gear up on runway 18 at south lake tahoe (tvl). He was the only occupant and no injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

10/20/12 AT 1723, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 18 AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (TVL). HE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N7950P · 5

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.