- Date
- May 17, 1985, 08:49 local (12:49 UTC)
- Place
- Potsdam, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3548VPiper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35875
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot received a weather breifing and filed an IFR flight plan with massena flight service station. The flight was uneventful and the aircraft was cleared for the NDB approach at Potsdam by boston center. When the airport was in sight, the pilot cnacelled the flight plan and proceeded VFR to the airport. According to the pilot, the landing checklist was started and the flaps extended to 25 degrees. As N3548V crossed the threshold, the stall warning horn sounded and the pilot check all controls physically. According to the pilot, the landing gear handle was also checked. Shortly before the aircraft contacting the runway,the landing gear warning horn sounded.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3548V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-8052029
- Airframe hours
- 3,749
- Engine
- Lycoming TI0-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Sair Aviation, doing business as 1500 Mony Plaza
- Registered owner
- T. Hanger Associates
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 10, 1985 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- SYR · Syracuse, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PTD · Potsdam Municipal, runway 24, 3,100 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,186 total · 659 in this make and model · 2,925 as pilot in command · 177 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSS