# Accident 20230418004059A: Piper PA-30, Saint Augustine, FL, April 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2023, 19:10 local time
- Place: Saint Augustine, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9593° N, 81.3397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9593&lon=-81.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N751WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N751WW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,200 total, 220 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230418004059A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/18/2023 A PA-30 WAS LANDING AT KSGJ WHEN THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED DURING THE APPROACH PHASE OF THE FLIGHT DUE TO ATC REQUESTING THE PILOT TO DO A 360 DEGREE TURN WHILE ON FINAL AND VEHICLES THAT HE THOUGHT HE SAW ON THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. WHEN CLEARED TO LAND THE PILOT DID NOT PERFORM HIS LANDING CHECKLIST WHICH RESULTED IN THE LANDING GEAR NOT BEING LOWERED PRIOR TO LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN A GEAR UP LANDING ON RWY 31 AT KSGJ. NO INJURIED WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA23LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA210), Apr 18, 2023: Piper PA-30 (N751WW), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

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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