# NTSB CHI01LA176: Piper PA-28R-180, N3718T, Green Bay, WI, June 14, 2001

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 14, 2001, 17:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Coordinates: 44.480583, -88.019515 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4806&lon=-88.0195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 2002
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA-Milwaukee, Wisconsin-FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 52526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA176
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52526/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA176

## Probable cause

The pilot not performing the pre-landing checklist, and the wheels-up landing made by the pilot.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Wheels up landing, landing
  - checklist - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The aircraft was damaged during a wheels up landing.  The pilot said that he, "...didn't extend the gear."  The pilot listed no mechanical malfunction in his written report.

## Factual narrative

On June 14, 2001, at 1720 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-180, N3718T, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a gear up landing on runway 24 at the Austin Straubel International Airport, Green Bay, Wisconsin.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91.  The pilot and two passengers reported no injuries.  The flight originated from the Fond Du Lac County Airport, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin at 1650.

In a written report, the pilot said that he, "...didn't extend the gear."  The pilot listed no mechanical malfunction in the report.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3718T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3718T), registered now, S/N 28R-30023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-28R-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-30023
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Fond Du Lac Aviation Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 10, 2001, 1 hours before
- Departed: FLD, FOND DU LAC, WI
- Destination: GRB, Green Bay, WI
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: GRB, Austin Straubel International, runway 24, 7,699 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review June 15, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 1,071 total, 555 in this make and model, 1,071 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.79 inHg
- Observed at: GRB

## 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 20010614017069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010614017069A), Jun 14, 2001: Piper PA28R180, Green Bay, WI, No damage. (-23) On June 14, 2001, at 1715 CDT a Piper PA289R, N3718T registered to fonddulac aviation club inc. landed gear up on runway 24 at Austin Straubel…

## Other investigations on N3718T (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 MKC71DDQ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DDQ27), Apr 18, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N3718T), Blunt, SD, substantial damage

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.

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