# NTSB WPR14CA057: New Piper PA46 350P, N3151G, Salt Lake City, UT, November 23, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 23, 2013, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Salt Lake City, UT - Coordinates: 40.786388, -111.971664 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7864&lon=-111.9717&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: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 1, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 88471 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14CA057 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88471/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88471 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA057 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper use of the checklist. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [New Piper PA46-350P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=7104607), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [Landing gear system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [New Piper PA46-350P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200/cases.md?model=7104607), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of checklist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [New Piper PA46-350P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md?model=7104607), [All aircraft, 336 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/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: [New Piper PA46-350P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=7104607), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was asked by air traffic control to enter a right base, crossing in front of a passenger jet on final approach to another runway. The pilot further stated that he accepted this option and did not feel rushed; however, in doing so, it interrupted him from his typical traffic pattern entry and checklist usage, which resulted in him not extending the landing gear. The airplane subsequently landed gear up which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was asked by air traffic control to enter a right base, crossing in front of a passenger jet on final approach to another runway. The pilot further stated that he accepted this option and did not feel rushed; however, in doing so, it interrupted him from his typical traffic pattern entry and checklist usage, which resulted in him not extending the landing gear. The airplane subsequently landed gear up which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3151G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3151G), registered now, S/N 4636390 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: NEW PIPER PA46 350P (350P) - Registry model: [New Piper PA46-350P](https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa46-350p) (registry code 7104607) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 4636390 - Year built: 2006 - Airframe hours: 1082 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540 350 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 8, 2013 - Departed: SLC, Salt Lake City, UT - Destination: SLC, Salt Lake City, UT - Airport: SLC, Salt Lake City Intl, runway 17, 9,596 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 7, 2013; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 601.5 total, 192.3 in this make and model, 521.5 as pilot in command, 32.9 in the last 90 days, 10.1 in the last 30 days, 0.5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 10 °F - Altimeter: 30.26 inHg - Observed at: SLC ## 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 20131123022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131123022079A), Nov 23, 2013: New Piper PA46-350P, Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that he landed the aircraft without lowering the landing gear. He had taken off for a local flight with one passenger on board with the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 27, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88471. 3.8 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40408513&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation (item 2, .PDF, 32 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40408514&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation-Master.PDF 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. 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