# NTSB SEA08CA092: Piper PA-24, N146P, Bountiful, UT, March 7, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: March 6, 2008, 22:00 local (Mar 7, 2008, 05:00 UTC)
- Place: Bountiful, UT
- Coordinates: 40.869167, -111.92694
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8692&lon=-111.9269&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 2008
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA08CA092
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67665/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA092

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-250, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=7102404), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md)
- [Landing gear system: main landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated; cases with it: [Piper PA-24-250, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md?model=7102404), [All aircraft, 241 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-250, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=7102404), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The private pilot was on the final leg of a cross-country flight that originated approximately one hour prior to the accident.  The pilot reported that he did not check the landing gear position during the straight in approach and consequently landed with the gear in the retracted position.  No mechanical malfunctions were reported.

## Factual narrative

The private pilot was on the final leg of a cross-country flight that originated approximately one hour prior to the accident.  The pilot reported that he did not check the landing gear position during the straight in approach and consequently landed with the gear in the retracted position.  No mechanical malfunctions were reported.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N146P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N146P), registered now, S/N 24-366 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-24
- 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: 24-366
- Engines: Lycoming O-540 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John B. Martin
- Registered owner: G and B Aircraft
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: ENV, WENDOVER, UT
- Destination: BTF, Bountiful, UT
- Airport: BTF, Skypark, runway 34, 4,700 × 70 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 595 total, 115 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 310° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 20080307011339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080307011339A), Mar 7, 2008: Piper PA24250, Bountiful, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) At the completion of a night cross country flight, the pilot configured the aircraft for entry into the landing pattern by slowing to 100 knots and…

## Other investigations on N146P (2)

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 LAX07LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA180), May 23, 2007: Piper PA-24-250 (N146P), Winslow, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB FTW02LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA173), Jun 8, 2002: Piper PA-24-250 (N146P), Provo, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the total loss of engine power for reasons undetermined.

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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