ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246315
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| Date: | Monday 28 December 2020 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1236 |
| MSN: | 30-1167 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3999 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Navasota Municipal Airport (60R), Grimes County, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Navasota, TX |
| Navasota, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he recently purchased the accident airplane to transition from large airplanes back to small airplanes. He conducted a normal, uneventful flight. When he approached the airport to land, he went through the 'GUMP' checklist twice. However, when the airplane touched down onto the runway the landing gear was retracted which resulted in substantial damage to the underlying structure of the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation
During a postaccident telephone conversation, the pilot mentioned that he accidentally merged the 'GUMPS' check with a checklist he commonly used for large airplanes. He further reported that the airplane was not equipped with a landing gear horn, therefore, he was not alerted of the unsafe landing gear condition. He further stated that a landing gear warning horn will be installed on the airplane during the repair process.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA105
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1236
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2020 01:07 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 29-Dec-2020 11:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2020 12:05 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2022 08:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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