ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284784
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| Date: | Sunday 10 June 2007 |
| Time: | 16:51 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N987MD |
| MSN: | 21-1107 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6681 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 2D36C28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madison, Mississippi -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Starkville-George M Bryan Airport, MS (KSTF) |
| Madison-Bruce Campbell Field Airport, MS (DXE/KMBO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot failed to extend the landing gear and the airplane landed gear-up. The 7,576-hour private pilot informed local police and the NTSB that he "simply forgot" to extend the landing gear prior to landing on the 4444-foot-long, by 75-foot wide asphalt runway. The single-engine airplane landed on its belly and skidded to a stop before a fire erupted. The pilot and his passenger were able to egress the airplane and were not injured. The pilot, who reported having accumulated 6,626-hours in the same make and model, reported that he did not recall hearing the sound of the landing gear horn prior to touchdown and suspected the horn may have not worked. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that the airplane sustained extensive post impact fire damage, and the landing gear handle was found in the retracted position. The accident occurred at the conclusion of a 45 minute cross-country flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW07CA132
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 07:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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