- Date
- May 31, 1982, 16:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Bridgeville, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6159PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820531019879A
- Case key
- 70029
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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.
Analysis
The pilot landed the aircraft wheels up. The pilot stated the sun was in his eyes which prevented him from seeing the gear lights. He also stated the warning horn did not sound. Examination revealed no abnormalities in the gear system operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6159P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1260
- Airframe hours
- 3,250
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph A. Wilhem
- Registered owner
- Joseph A. Wilhem
- Departed
- 3G2 · Washington, PA
- Destination
- 8G4 · Cuddy, PA
- Airport
- 8G4 · Campbell, runway 31, 5,000 × 70 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 901 total · 591 in this make and model · 836 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 80 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 31.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AGC, 12 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.
Other investigations on N6159P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.