# NTSB NYC82DA111: Piper PA-24-250, N6159P, Bridgeville, PA, May 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 31, 1982, 16:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place: Bridgeville, PA
- Coordinates: 40.349308, -80.100021 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3493&lon=-80.1000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA111
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70029/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA111

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - checklist - not performed, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6159P-2018-12-12), registration cancelled 2018-12-12, S/N 24-412, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24-1260
- Airframe hours: 3250
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820531019879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820531019879A), May 31, 1982: Piper PA24250, Bridgeville, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear. Landed gear up.

## Other investigations on N6159P (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI84LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA048), Nov 20, 1983: Piper PA-24-250 (N6159P), Norwalk, OH, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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