What happened
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Gila Bend Municipal Airport (E63):
N4992J (PA-28R) was involved in an accident due to the gear not being fully down and locked prior to landing.
Just prior to landing, the airman heard a horn, but thought it was a stall warning horn.
The propeller struck the surface of runway 22 (rwy 22) approximately 1,850' from the threshold. The PIC stated he thought the gear was down. A witness in another aircraft saw N4992J at 40' AGL on short final with no gear extended and still no gear extended when the aircraft touched down initially.
N4992J propeller struck the ground again approximately 2,600' from the threshold. The aircraft skidded with the nose turned approximately 45 degrees left from centerline and veered off rwy 22, hit a dirt berm approximately 4' high and stopped.
The uninjured PIC exited the aircraft, called emergency services who then drove him to a hospital.
As the FAA filed it
GILA BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (E63):
N4992J (PA-28R) WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE GEAR NOT BEING FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO LANDING.
JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, THE AIRMAN HEARD A HORN, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS A STALL WARNING HORN.
THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SURFACE OF RUNWAY 22 (RWY 22) APPROXIMATELY 1,850' FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE PIC STATED HE THOUGHT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. A WITNESS IN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT SAW N4992J AT 40' AGL ON SHORT FINAL WITH NO GEAR EXTENDED AND STILL NO GEAR EXTENDED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN INITIALLY.
N4992J PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 2,600' FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED WITH THE NOSE TURNED APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES LEFT FROM CENTERLINE AND VEERED OFF RWY 22, HIT A DIRT BERM APPROXIMATELY 4' HIGH AND STOPPED.
THE UNINJURED PIC EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, CALLED EMERGENCY SERVICES WHO THEN DROVE HIM TO A HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
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