ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287359
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| Date: | Thursday 20 September 2012 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24 |
| Owner/operator: | Chester Dee Mccarter |
| Registration: | N8648P |
| MSN: | 24-4091 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4317 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madera, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fresno-Chandler Airport, CA (FCH/KFCH) |
| Madera Municipal Airport, CA (MAE/KMAE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The accident occurred during an instructional flight while practicing landings. The flight instructor reported that he became distracted while teaching his student and forgot to ensure that the landing gear was extended before landing. He stated that the landing gear warning horn came on just before the airplane landed gear up, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage structure. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student's and flight instructor's failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended prior to landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR12CA435
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 10:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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