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FAA accident report · Piper PA-60-601P · Scappoose, OR · July 12, 2022

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Date
July 12, 2022 · 19:01 local
Place
Scappoose, OR
Airport
Scappoose
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N601NG
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR22LA272
Reported as
Piper PA-60-601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,306 total793 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N601NGRegistered now · Piper PA-60-601PS/N 61P07908063402 · Built 1980Airframe modelPiper PA-60-601PEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On July 12, 2022, about 1901 pacific daylight time, an Aerostar, privacy data omitted sustained substantial damage when it landed gear up at the Scappoose Airport (spb) in Scappoose, OR. The commercial pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft and uninjured. According to the pilot?s testimony, he departed the hillsboro airport (hio) on a five minute planned flight to spb. The weather was VFR with forecast winds of 9-16 knots. He crossed over the airport to enter the traffic pattern for runway 15. At the point where he was supposed to put the gear down, he noticed the wind sock favored runway 33. He executed a right 360 to join the final for runway 33. Just short of the numbers he heard the horn chirp and as he reduced power to land it sounded solid. By then the props were already striking the ground and the aircraft settled onto its belly and slid across the runway. It came to a stop on the left or eastern side of the runway. The pilot said he did not do the checklist and forgot to put the gear down.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 12, 2022, ABOUT 1901 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AEROSTAR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED GEAR UP AT THE SCAPPOOSE AIRPORT (SPB) IN SCAPPOOSE, OR. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND UNINJURED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT?S TESTIMONY, HE DEPARTED THE HILLSBORO AIRPORT (HIO) ON A FIVE MINUTE PLANNED FLIGHT TO SPB. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH FORECAST WINDS OF 9-16 KNOTS. HE CROSSED OVER THE AIRPORT TO ENTER THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 15. AT THE POINT WHERE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN, HE NOTICED THE WIND SOCK FAVORED RUNWAY 33. HE EXECUTED A RIGHT 360 TO JOIN THE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 33. JUST SHORT OF THE NUMBERS HE HEARD THE HORN CHIRP AND AS HE REDUCED POWER TO LAND IT SOUNDED SOLID. BY THEN THE PROPS WERE ALREADY STRIKING THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO ITS BELLY AND SLID ACROSS THE RUNWAY. IT CAME TO A STOP ON THE LEFT OR EASTERN SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID HE DID NOT DO THE CHECKLIST AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.

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 WPR22LA272Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportScappoose, WAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to utilize a prelanding checklist.Jul 13, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N601NG · 1

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

Incident 19991016029839ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Harrisburg, PA(-23) On oct. 16, 1999, at 1630 hours (local), a Piper PA-60-601P, N601NG, registered to gryphon aviation inc., departed Capital City Airport (cxy). On take-off, the tower called the aircraft and told the pilot (kurt edward williams) he was trailing smoke…Oct 16, 1999