- Date
- July 7, 1987, 18:43 local (Jul 8, 1987, 01:43 UTC)
- Place
- Novato, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N38WAPiper PA-31T2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870707032529A
- Case key
- 25633
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Analysis
At the end of a cross country flt, the plt reported that he had extended the landing gear aprx 5 miles from the arpt and lowered partial flaps. Aprx 2 miles from the arpt the plt made shallow s turns for spacing and extended the rest of the flaps. The plt does not remember if there were three green. The remainder of the approach the plt was making constant power adjustments to compensate for the high wind conditions. The acft collided with the rwy with the landing gear retracted. A witness in the area observed the acft land with the gear retracted. When the acft was retrieved off of the rwy, the landing gear was extended with the three green indicating down and locked.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38WA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31T2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31T8166006
- Airframe hours
- 1,560
- Engine
- P&W PT6, 620 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Carrao Construction Co.
- Registered owner
- Carroa Construction Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 5, 1986 · 61 hours before
- Departed
- OAK · Oakland, CA
- Airport
- 056 · Gnoss Fld, runway 31, 3,300 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,820 total · 150 in this make and model · 9,820 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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