ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364805
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 July 1991 |
| Time: | 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-325 |
| Owner/operator: | Tomark Industries, Inc. |
| Registration: | N300HF |
| MSN: | 31-7812008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2858 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-520-A2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spartanburg, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Chamblee, GA (KPDK) |
| Spartanburg, SC (SPA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. A WITNESS WHO WORKED IN THE AIRPORT MANAGER'S OFFICE NOTED THAT THE GEAR WAS UP WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRPORT MANAGER NOTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN WHEN THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE AFTER IT SLID TO A STOP. NORMALLY, THE GEAR HANDLE RETURNS TO NEUTRAL WHEN THE GEAR FULLY EXTENDS. ITS POSITION INDICATED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED AFTER LANDING. AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE LANDING GEAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND NOTED THAT IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST AND EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL91LA149
History of this aircraft
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| 19-Mar-2024 19:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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