- Date
- August 22, 2006, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lubbock, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N19RRPiper 601P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Lubbock, Texas
- FAA report
- 20060822016599A
- Case key
- 64415
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear while on final approach.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The 8,000-hour commercial pilot lined up the airplane on final approach for runway 35L at his destination airport, following an IFR cross country flight. The pilot stated during an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that he forgot to lower the landing gear while on final approach. The aircraft touched down with the flaps fully extended and skidded on the runway for approximately 1,150 feet. The pilot, sole occupant of the twin engine airplane, was not injured. An examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that when the aircraft was lifted on to jacks and the master battery switch was turned on the landing gear horn was clearly heard. The landing gear handle was then selected to the down position and the gear extended to the down and locked position with three green lights observed. At the time of the accident, the weather was reported as winds from 070 degrees at 9 knots, visibility of 10 miles, temperature 27 degrees Celsius, dew point 19 degrees Celsius, and an altimeter setting of 30.27 inches of Mercury.
Factual narrative
The 8,000-hour commercial pilot was lined-up on final approach for runway 35L at his destination airport, following an IFR cross country flight. The pilot stated during an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that he forgot to lower the landing gear while on final approach. The aircraft touched-down with the flaps fully extended and skidded on the runway for approximately 1,150 feet. The pilot, sole occupant of the twin engine airplane, was not injured. An examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that when the aircraft was lifted on to jacks and the master battery switch was turned on the landing gear horn was clearly heard. The landing gear handle was then selected to the down position and the gear extended to the down and locked position with three green lights observed. At the time of the accident, the weather was reported as winds from 070 degrees at 9 knots, visibility of 10 miles, temperature 27 degrees Celsius, dew point 19 degrees Celsius, and an altimeter setting of 30.27 inches of Mercury.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19RR
- Reported as
- Piper 601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61P06167963278
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540 SER, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jackson, Virgil F. Jr TRUSTEE
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MAF · Midland, TX
- Destination
- LBB · Lubbock, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 66
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- April 1, 2006
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.