# NTSB SEA84LA126: Piper Aerostar 601P, N14NP, Las Vegas, NV, June 5, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 5, 1984, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Coordinates: 36.080684, -115.139259 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0807&lon=-115.1393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39929
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84LA126
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39929/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA126

## Sequence of events

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

- Complete gear collapsed, landing
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED HE LOWERED THE GEAR BEFORE ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN & NOTED A DOWN-&-LOCKED INDICATION. HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE GEAR UNSAFE HORN SOUNDED & HE APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND. HOWEVER, HE FELT THE ACFT SCRAP THE SURFACE, SO HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE & MOVED THE GEAR SELECTOR TO THE UP POSITION. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AN EXAM OF THE LANDING GEAR SYS REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14NP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14NP-2009-03-09), registration cancelled 2009-03-09, S/N 61P-0521-218, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AEROSTAR 601P (AEROSTAR 6)
- Registry model: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 61P0521218
- Airframe hours: 801
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540 290 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Eugene R. Grace
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 4, 1984, 1 hours before
- Departed: LAS
- Destination: WSF, LANCASTER, CA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: LAS, Mccarran Intl, runway 19R, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 440 total, 165 in this make and model, 280 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: LAS

## 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 19840605024359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840605024359A), Jun 5, 1984: Piper PA60601P, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear.

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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