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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · New Piper PA46-350P · Salt Lake City, UT · November 23, 2013

Date: November 23, 2013 · 10:42 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Airport: Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3151G
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14CA057
Reported as: New Piper PA46-350P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 602 total196 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

N3151GRegistered now · New Piper PA46-350PS/N 4636390 Airframe modelNew Piper PA46-350P

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What happened

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

The pilot stated that he landed the aircraft without lowering the landing gear. He had taken off for a local flight with one passenger on board with the purpose of using the aircraft before a planned trip later on. The pilot stated that he had taken off and flown in the local area for about thirty minutes. He returned to the airport where he had departed from and did not lower the landing gear. The aircraft landed gear up on runway 17 causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The damage included damage to the aircraft belly and to the pressure vessel, damage to the ribs in the belly, wrinkling of the belly skin, and damage to the propeller, right and left flaps, left wing tip and the radar pod on the right wing. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger and no other property damage. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the landing gear and the landing gear worked properly when the aircraft was lifted off the runway and recovered.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR. HE HAD TAKEN OFF FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WITH THE PURPOSE OF USING THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE A PLANNED TRIP LATER ON. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD TAKEN OFF AND FLOWN IN THE LOCAL AREA FOR ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES. HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WHERE HE HAD DEPARTED FROM AND DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 17 CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE DAMAGE INCLUDED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY AND TO THE PRESSURE VESSEL, DAMAGE TO THE RIBS IN THE BELLY, WRINKLING OF THE BELLY SKIN, AND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT AND LEFT FLAPS, LEFT WING TIP AND THE RADAR POD ON THE RIGHT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER AND NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND THE LANDING GEAR WORKED PROPERLY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND RECOVERED.

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 WPR14CA057Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSalt Lake City, UTThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper use of the checklist.Nov 23, 2013 · Substantial damage

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