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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Kingman, KS · September 11, 2019

Date
September 11, 2019 · 13:50 local
Place
Kingman, KS
Airport
Clyde Cessna Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N328RG
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19LA315
Reported as
Piper PA-34-200T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
5,780 total225 in this make and model108 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

33. At 13:08 September 11, 2019 the aircraft departed wichita, KS (ict) with the planned destination of Kingman, KS (9K8) for an oil change. The pilot stated that on final for Kingman KS runway 18 it was discovered that landing gear down had not been selected. The pilot performed a go around, attempted to extend the gear, but stated that the gear would not extend. The pilot then tried to extend the gear using the emergengy procedures with no success. The pilot stated that the landing gear circuit breaker popped and he reset it several times and then held it in place until it became hot but the gear would not extend. The pilot flew back into ict airspace and contacted the ict control tower to declare an emergency before returning to Kingman to land the aircraft gear up. The pilot was contacted by another pilot on the ground to ask if he would like emergeny services called, he responded affirmatively. The pilot performed a power on gear up landing on runway 18 at 13:50 in Kingman, KS before the emergency services arrived. Upon impact with the runway the aircraft received substancial damage to the belly structure. The pilot and sole occupant was uninjured. If further information or documents are obtained, they will be added to the accident file and FAA form 8020-23 will be amended as required.

As the FAA filed it

33. AT 13:08 SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WICHITA, KS (ICT) WITH THE PLANNED DESTINATION OF KINGMAN, KS (9K8) FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON FINAL FOR KINGMAN KS RUNWAY 18 IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT LANDING GEAR DOWN HAD NOT BEEN SELECTED. THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND, ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR, BUT STATED THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT THEN TRIED TO EXTEND THE GEAR USING THE EMERGENGY PROCEDURES WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND HE RESET IT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN HELD IT IN PLACE UNTIL IT BECAME HOT BUT THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT FLEW BACK INTO ICT AIRSPACE AND CONTACTED THE ICT CONTROL TOWER TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY BEFORE RETURNING TO KINGMAN TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP. THE PILOT WAS CONTACTED BY ANOTHER PILOT ON THE GROUND TO ASK IF HE WOULD LIKE EMERGENY SERVICES CALLED, HE RESPONDED AFFIRMATIVELY. THE PILOT PERFORMED A POWER ON GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT 13:50 IN KINGMAN, KS BEFORE THE EMERGENCY SERVICES ARRIVED. UPON IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY STRUCTURE. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED. IF FURTHER INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTS ARE OBTAINED, THEY WILL BE ADDED TO THE ACCIDENT FILE AND FAA FORM 8020-23 WILL BE AMENDED AS REQUIRED.

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