- Date
- July 17, 1986, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bunnell, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N257ERPiper PA-44-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860717086089A
- Case key
- 31675
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Checklist - not followedCause
Wheels up landing - performedCause
Gear extension - not performedCause
Analysis
The plt stated that on final approach he forgot to put the landing gear down. He then landed gear up, & the acft slid to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N257ER
- Reported as
- Piper PA-44-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 44-815002
- Airframe hours
- 5,296
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-E1A6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Phoenix East Aviation
- Registered owner
- Fonnie D. Baugh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 27, 1986 · 76 hours before
- Departed
- DAB · Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport
- X47 · Flagler County, runway 11, 5,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 724 total · 13 in this make and model · 641 as pilot in command · 96 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.