- Date
- August 16, 1985, 19:30 local (Aug 17, 1985, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bowman, ND
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7126YPiper PA-30/A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850816048319A
- Case key
- 16785
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was landed gear up. The plt was aware of the condition at one point in the traffic pattern. A check by retarding the throttle(s) on final produced no warning horn so the plt assumed that the gear was down. After the gear up landing, the circuit breaker on the gear was found 'popped' which explained tthe lack of action & warning. The plt said that she had to learn to ignore distractions & fight complacancy in her future flts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7126Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30/A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-147
- Airframe hours
- 32,988
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Weather Modification, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1985 · 707 hours before
- Departed
- D04 · Bowman, ND
- Airport
- D04 · Bowman, runway 29, 4,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 647 total · 123 in this make and model · 473 as pilot in command · 862 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.