# NTSB CHI99LA315: Piper PA-24-180, N6606P, Eden Prairie, MN, August 30, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 30, 1999, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC) - Place: Eden Prairie, MN - Coordinates: 44.9206, -93.400962 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9206&lon=-93.4010&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47184 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA315 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47184/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA315 ## Probable cause the failure of the pilot to follow the landing checklist and his failure to extend the landing gear. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Wheels up landing, landing - flare/touchdown - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (cause) - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane made a gear up landing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. In a written statement, the pilot said that he 'forgot to put the gear down.' At a postaccident examination, the airplane landing gear extended under its own power while the aircraft was supported on jacks. ## Factual narrative On August 30, 1999, at 1145 central daylight time, a Piper PA-24-180, N6606P, piloted by a private pilot sustained substantial damage during a gear up landing on runway 27R (3,599 feet by 75 feet, dry/asphalt) at the Flying Cloud Airport, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight originated from the Fond Du Lac County Airport, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, about 1000 and was en route to the Flying Cloud Airport. In a written statement, the pilot said that he "forgot to put the gear down." At a postaccident examination, the airplane landing gear extended under its own power while the aircraft was supported on jacks. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6606P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6606P-2017-07-20), registration cancelled 2017-07-20, S/N 24-1728, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-24-180 - Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 24-1728 - Airframe hours: 3873 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Air Flite - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 5, 1999, 71 hours before - Departed: FLD, FOND DU LAC, WI - Destination: FCM - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: FCM, Flying Cloud Airport, runway 27R, 3,599 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,761 total, 528 in this make and model, 2,761 as pilot in command, 61 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft overcast - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: FCM ## 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 19990830025499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990830025499A), Aug 30, 1999: Piper PA24, Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 30, 1999, at 1145 central daylight time, a Piper PA-24, N6606P, piloted by a private pilot sustained substantial damage during a gear up… ## Other investigations on N6606P (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 CHI03FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA018), Nov 4, 2002: Piper PA-24 (N6606P), Fond du Lac, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain obstacle clearance from the power lines while on a night VFR approach. Factors to the accident included the dark night and the power lines. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.