- Date
- March 14, 1983, 18:58 local (Mar 15, 1983, 00:58 UTC)
- Place
- Wheeling, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N60801Piper PA-601P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830314009209A
- Case key
- 11983
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After making an ILS approach to rwy 16, the plt was cleared to circle and land on rwy 34. As he turned final, he was to the west side of the runway and was too high to land, so he made a left turn-around back to rwy 34. Tower personnel turned the rwy lights up to help the plt locate the rwy and cleared him to land. The pilot stated that he had completed his prelanding check, and to the best of his recollection, he had extended the gear and extended 20 deg of flaps. He did not recall retracting the gear when he made the 360 deg turn. Subsequently, the plane was landed on runway 34 with the gear either fully retracted or partially down. The plt stated that a wheels up landing was made with the gear handle down. Scrape marks were found on the underside of the fuselage, but no scrape marks were found on the gear doors. When the plane was jacked up and hydraulic pressure was applied, all 3 gear began to extend. However, the gear mechanism was damaged and would not operate properly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60801
- Reported as
- Piper PA-601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61P074480633
- Airframe hours
- 898
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- M. S. Millar
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Liberal, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PWK · Palwaukee, runway 34, 5,000 × 100 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 6,189 total · 246 in this make and model · 6,020 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PWK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N60801 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.