# NTSB SEA04CA144: Piper Aerostar 602P, N663W, Seattle, WA, July 26, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 25, 2004, 21:42 local (Jul 26, 2004, 04:42 UTC)
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Coordinates: 47.529998, -122.30194
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 2004
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA-FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 59736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA04CA144
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59736/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA144

## Probable cause

The landing gear extention not performed by the pilot.

## Sequence of events

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

- Wheels up landing, landing
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The airplane landed gear-up and the pilot reported, in part, "...Seattle approach assigned the visual approach into Boeing Field runway 31L and sequenced me between a Lear and a Citation requesting that I keep hold speed at 160 knots until DUANE intersection."  During the approach the pilot was handed off to Boeing tower and was cleared for the visual approach.  He reported "As I approached I slowed to gear extension speed and thought I had extended my gear (I had actually actuated my flaps)."   Shortly thereafter, the airplane landed on runway 31L with the landing gear retracted.  The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that may have contributed to the accident.

## Factual narrative

On July 25, 2004, about 2142 Pacific daylight time, a Piper Aerostar 602P, N663W, sustained substantial damage during a wheels-up landing on runway 31L at the Boeing-King County International Airport (BFI), Seattle, Washington.  The airplane is owned by the pilot, and was being operated as a cross-country flight under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  The commercial pilot and passenger were not injured.  The flight originated at Sandpoint, Idaho, approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes prior to the accident.

In a written statement, the pilot reported, in part, "...Seattle approach assigned the visual approach into Boeing Field runway 31L and sequenced me between a Lear and a Citation requesting that I keep hold speed at 160 knots until DUANE intersection."  During the approach the pilot was handed off to Boeing tower and was cleared for the visual approach.  He reported "As I approached I slowed to gear extension speed and thought I had extended my gear (I had actually actuated my flaps)."   Shortly thereafter, the airplane landed on runway 31L with the landing gear retracted.

The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that may have contributed to the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N663W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N663W), registered now, S/N 62P09298165052 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper Aerostar 602P
- Registry model: [Piper AEROSTAR 602P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-602p) (registry code 7106014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 62P09298165052
- Engines: Lycoming TIO-540 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James T. Kajiya
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: KSZT, Sandpoint, ID
- Destination: BFI, Seattle, WA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: BFI, Boeing Field/King County Intl, runway 31L

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 982 total, 325 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright

## 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 20040725014989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040725014989A), Jul 25, 2004: Piper PA60602P, Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot, Mr. Kajiya, landed gear up at Boeing field.

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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