- Date
- September 28, 2007, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Pampa, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N45014Piper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Lubbock, Texas
- FAA report
- 20070928021309A
- Case key
- 66905
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the landing flare in a twin-engine airplane, the 1,391-hour commercial pilot heard the landing gear warning horn. The pilot stated that he added engine power to initiate a go-around as he extended the landing gear. The airplane's propellers struck the runway and the airplane skidded approximately 650-feet down the runway before coming to a stop on the runway. The pilot egressed, uninjured, through the left cabin door. The throttles were found in the "full forward" position and the landing gear selector handle was found in the "down" position. The inboard main gear doors were found in the retracted position indicating that gear sequencing had not started when the airplane touched-down on the runway. Company policy directed the pilot to extend the landing gear prior to descending below 1,000-feet above ground level on approach.
Factual narrative
During the landing flare in a twin-engine airplane, the 1,391-hour commercial pilot heard the landing gear warning horn. The pilot stated that he added engine power to initiate a go-around as he extended the landing gear. The airplane's propellers struck the runway and the airplane skidded approximately 650-feet down the runway before coming to a stop on the runway. The pilot egressed, uninjured, through the left cabin door. The throttles were found in the "full forward" position and the landing gear selector handle was found in the "down" position. The inboard main gear doors were found in the retracted position indicating that gear sequencing had not started when the airplane touched-down on the runway. Company policy directed the pilot to extend the landing gear prior to descending below 1,000-feet above ground level on approach.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45014
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-8052171
- Airframe hours
- 14,068
- Engines
- Lycoming LTIO-540-J2B, 350 horsepower, reciprocatingLycoming TIO-540-J2B, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Ameriflight Inc, doing business as Ameriflight LLC
- Registered owner
- UAS Transervices Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · September 1, 2007
- Departed
- BGD · Borger, TX
- Destination
- PPA · Pampa, TX
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field, runway 17, 5,866 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- June 1, 2007
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,391 total · 150 in this make and model · 1,322 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.20 inHg
- Observed at
- PPA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.