# NTSB CHI00LA255: Piper PA-31-325, N10QB, Omaha, NE, August 10, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 10, 2000, 18:20 local (23:20 UTC) - Place: Omaha, NE - Coordinates: 41.210388, -96.119613 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2104&lon=-96.1196&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50024 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA255 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50024/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA255 ## Probable cause the landing gear not deployed, the checklist not followed, the lack of familiarity with the airplane, the landing gear warning system not understood, and the landing gear warning disregarded by the pilot. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - landing gear - not deployed (cause) - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (cause) - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (cause) - caution/warning system/light(s) - not understood, pilot in command (cause) - caution/warning system/light(s) - disregarded, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane received substantial damage during a gear-up landing. The pilot stated that during landing a warning horn sounded which he thought was the stall warning; the pilot continued the landing. Postaccident testing of the landing gear revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On August 10, 2000, at 1820 central daylight time, a Piper PA-31-325, N10QB, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during a gear-up landing at the Millard Airport (MLE), Omaha, Nebraska. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 business flight was operating on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The pilot and three passengers reported no injuries. The flight departed from the Creighton Municipal Airport, Creighton, Nebraska, at 1715 en route to MLE. The pilot reported, "...I did have visual contact with the landing aircraft and judged that it would clear the runway at the time of my landing. At this time I thought I reached down to push the landing gear lever down. I also dropped a checklist from my lap and reached down to retrieve it. Moving my head back up, I thought I saw the red gear-in-transit light go out and the three gear lights illuminate. I did not look at the gear lights again as I immediately heard the traffic from the West announce they had me in sight. I resumed trying to make visual contact with the traffic downwind to ensure they would not turn base in front of me. I also noted I was still slightly fast at about 130 KIAS. I reduced my power to 20 inches, threw in full flaps, because I was slightly high and fast, and went back to my checklist laying on my lap. I double checked that the emergency pumps were on and that we were on the inboard tanks. I noted traffic still on the runway and, while on short final, thought about going around, but then the Cherokee cleared the runway and I deemed it safe to land. As we cleared the fence, the speed was about 90, slightly high, and I brought power all the way back. A warning horn sounded which I deemed to be the stall warning and I proceeded to flare. The warning horn continued and I saw the speed to be about 82 KIAS. I knew that on N932LA, the Navajo Chieftain on which I had most of my Navajo time, the stall warning went off prematurely, and I thought the same case was true here..." Postaccident testing of the landing gear, under the supervision of the Federal Aviation Administration, revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N10QB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10QB), registered now, S/N 31-7812065, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-31-325 - Registry model: [Piper PA-31-325](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (registry code 7103105) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 31-7812065 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540 325 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: Quality Plus Incorporated - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 6K3, CREIGHTON, NE - Destination: MLE - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: MLE, Millard Airport, runway 12, 3,801 × 75 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,490 total, 46 in this make and model, 1,350 as pilot in command, 230 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 183 °F, dew point 158 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: OMA ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000810004369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000810004369A), Aug 10, 2000: Piper PA31, Omaha, NE, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated he lowered landing gear,saw three green lights, landed airplane. Airplane slide to a halt all persons evacuated airplane un-injured. 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