ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202185
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| Date: | Thursday 22 April 1999 |
| Time: | 19:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Mcgill Aircraft Corporation |
| Registration: | N7059P |
| MSN: | 24-2209 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2623 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fernandina Bch, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | St Mary's, GA (4J6) |
| (55J) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he entered the traffic pattern to land, and though he had a printed checklist on his lap, he did not use it. Instead he relied on his mental checklist for landing. Wearing a headset, the airplane was landed with the landing gear retracted. Postaccident testing of the landing gear extension system revealed no evidence of failure or malfunction. The landing gear 'up' light illuminated with the airplane on the runway and the master switch turned on. Also, the landing gear warning horn was heard by an FAA certificated airframe and powerplant mechanic who entered the airplane while it was on the runway, with the master switch on and the throttle at a low power position. Postaccident testing of the gear warning system in the presence of an FAA inspector revealed that the horn did not operate when the throttle was at a low power setting, the landing gear selector handle was in the 'up' position, and the master switch was turned on.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to use the printed checklist which resulted in the gear-up landing. A factor associated with the accident was the intermittent failure of the gear warning horn.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA99LA138
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 April 1984 | N7059P | Private | 0 | Valdosta, GA | |
sub |
| 17 January 2024 | N7059P | Private | 0 | Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HHW/KHHW), Hugo, OK | |
sub |
| Forced landing | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 12:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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