# Accident 20131123022079A: New Piper PA46-350P, Salt Lake City, UT, November 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2013, 10:42 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7864° N, 111.9717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7864&lon=-111.9717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3151G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3151G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: New Piper PA46-350P (registry code 7104607, https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEW PIPER PA46-350P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 602 total, 196 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131123022079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA057), Nov 23, 2013: New Piper PA46 350P (N3151G), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper use of the checklist.

## Other reports on N3151G (1)

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

- [Incident 20100827045652I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827045652I), Aug 27, 2010: Piper PA46-350P (N3151G), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. While parked at the parking ramp with the engine operating and the PIC not in the pilot seat, the aircraft to taxi across the parking taxiway and struck an…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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