# Accident 20140923021219A: Piper PA-31T, Oakland, CA, September 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2014, 20:05 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Oakland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XPCA
- Location: 37.7214° N, 122.2211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7214&lon=-122.2211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N774MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N774MF-2024-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140923021219A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/23/2014, AIRCRAFT N774MF WAS BEING PILOTED BY, AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED FOR AN AIR AMBULANCE OPERATION WITH ONE PATIENT, TWO CREW AND ONE PILOT ONBOARD. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28R AT THE OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS CALLED FOR AN ILS APPROACH. DURING THE APPROACH THE PILOT HAD ISSUES WITH THE SETTINGS ON THE ILS INDICATOR AND THE LOW LIGHTING ON THE AIRFIELD. HE WAS ABLE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES WITH THE ILS INDICATOR AND THE AIRPORT LOW LIGHTING BECAME NOT AN ISSUE AS HE BECAME ABLE TO VIEW THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THESE DISTRACTIONS LEAD TO HIM FAILING TO VERIFY THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. HE CANNOT RECALL IF THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS MOVED TO THE DOWN POSITION, BUT HE ADMITS THE LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATORS WERE NOT VERIFIED PRIOR TO LANDING. UPON TOUCH-DOWN IT WAS APPARENT TO THE PILOT AND CREW THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP WITHOUT INJURY TO PERSONS ONBOARD OR ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED HE DID NOT HEAR A WARNING HORN.

## 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 WPR14CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA391), Sep 24, 2014: Piper PA 31T - II (N774MF), Oakland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the checklist and reported stress.

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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