ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285444
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| Date: | Friday 21 November 2008 |
| Time: | 13:34 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-60-601P |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N3640D |
| MSN: | 61P08098063419 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1696 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Middletown, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Beaufort-Michael J. Smith Field, NC (KMRH) |
| Middletown Regional-Hook Field Municipal Airport, OH (KMWO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that after an uneventful flight, he entered the traffic pattern at the destination airport. He extended the landing gear as the airplane was crossing mid-field on downwind for runway 23 (6,100 feet by 100 feet, asphalt). There was a right quartering headwind for landing. The pilot noted that he was focused on maintaining airspeed and establishing the proper crosswind landing attitude. As a result, he failed to check the landing gear position lights in order to verify that the gear was down and locked. After landing, the left main landing gear collapsed, followed by the right main landing gear. The airplane skidded to the left and came to rest in the grassy area adjacent to the runway. The pilot noted that the cockpit landing gear lever provided resistance although it was not fully in the down position. He added that there were no failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to verify that the landing gear was down and locked prior to landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA119
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 09:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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