ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353954
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 August 1998 |
| Time: | 21:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | Warbelow's Air Ventures, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3527U |
| MSN: | 31-7952141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16283 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Yukon, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks, AK (FAI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport pilot was preparing to land a multiengine, retractable landing gear airplane. He reported that while on downwind for landing on runway 21, a passenger in the rear of the airplane distracted his attention while he was performing his prelanding checks, and he failed to lower the landing gear prior to landing. The pilot stated: ' I just forgot to put the gear down after talking to the passenger.' In his written statement to the NTSB, the pilot added that while on short final, a flock of large birds again distracted his attention from completing a 'final gear check before landing.' The airplane landed on its belly, slid for about 550 feet, and came to rest in the center of the runway, about 1,000 feet from the threshold of the approach end of runway 21. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage bulkheads, and belly skin. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to follow the pre-landing checklist. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC98LA120
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 17:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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