ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352423
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| Date: | Friday 22 October 1999 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6774P |
| MSN: | 24-1905 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A1B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oklahoma City, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tucumcari, NM (KTCC) |
| (KHSD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he 'entered a downwind leg for runway 35 at which time [he] had lowered the landing gear. Everything seemed normal until touchdown when the gear retracted.' The pilot stated that 'evidently the gear did not lock.' The airplane slid 250 yards and came to a stop upright. A postaccident fire erupted and consumed the cockpit, including the instrument panel, and the belly of the airframe. According to the Pilot's Operating Handbook, a green light on the instrument panel below the landing gear switch indicates all gears down and locked. Furthermore, item number 6 on the landing checklist states the following: 'Landing gear down (under 150 MPH check green light on, warning horn off, gear emergency handle in forward position).'
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to follow the landing checklist and verify that the landing gear was down and locked, which resulted in a wheels up landing. A factor was the failure of the landing gear locking mechanism for an undetermined reason.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW00LA018
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 13:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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