ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278841
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| Date: | Saturday 4 June 2022 |
| Time: | 12:56 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga SP |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8429X |
| MSN: | 32R-8113105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3968 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blue Ridge Airport (MTV/KMTV), Martinsville, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Danville Municipal Airport, VA (DAN/KDAN) |
| Spencer, VA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he was flying to another airport for lunch, and as he approached the airport, he was looking around for other airplanes in the traffic pattern and 'just forgot' to extend the landing gear. He further stated he did not use the landing checklist. He subsequently landed the airplane with the landing gear retracted, which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage longerons.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the landing checklist.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA259
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2022 02:54 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Jun-2022 06:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2022 06:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Jun-2022 14:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2022 23:36 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2022 13:46 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Category] |
| 03-Nov-2022 19:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 03-Nov-2022 19:45 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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