ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249410
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| Date: | Saturday 18 April 2020 |
| Time: | 04:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftaion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N88TG |
| MSN: | 31-8452020 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6793 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming LTIO-540 J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buckland, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA) |
| Buckland, AK (AK75) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, due to weather in the local area, he chose to conduct a straight-in landing approach rather than overfly the runway. After slowing the airspeed, he selected 15° of flaps, moved the landing gear down, and then selected full flaps. After landing, he realized that the landing gear were not extended, so he checked the landing gear handle and saw that it was in the neutral position and that no landing gear indicator lights were illuminated. The pilot reported that, when he moved the landing gear handle, he must have failed to place it in the full-down position; he added that he was distracted by standing water on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot stated there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation and added that the accident might have been prevented if he had followed the Before Landing checklist and not allowed the distractions and deviation from routine to alter his normal procedures.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction by the condition of the runway and his failure to use the Before Landing checklist.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC20CA044
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2021 10:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 04-Apr-2021 11:11 | harro | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Photo] |
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