ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216620
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| Date: | Thursday 18 October 2018 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6263P |
| MSN: | 24-1371 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2647 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A1D-5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madras Municipal Airport (S33), Jefferson County, Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Madras, OR (S33) |
| Madras, OR (S33) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the retractable-gear airplane reported that, during landing, at the “last second,” he noticed that the landing gear were not extended. He applied full power to go around, but the airplane pitched down and impacted the runway. The airplane came to rest about 1000 ft down the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in an attempted go-around and subsequent pitchdown and impact with the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N6263P
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2018 20:06 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 15-Apr-2019 14:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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