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September 27, 2000 · Piper PA-31-350 · N114SA

Blanding, UT

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 27, 2000
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (5 uninjured)
Location
Blanding, UT
Aircraft
Piper PA-31-350
Tail Number
N114SA
Operator
Frog Air
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
DEN00LA179

While on a passenger carrying, on demand, air taxi flight, the pilot made an approach to land at an uncontrolled airport to pick up additional passengers. During the approach, he was discussing the shortened runway, due to construction, with the UNICOM operator. The pilot said that due to the distraction of his conversation with the UNICOM operator, he forgot to lower the landing gear and landed with the landing gear retracted. He heard the landing gear warning horn when he reduced power, in the flare, for touchdown.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and lower the landing gear for landing. A factor was diverted attention.

Full Narrative

On September 27, 2000, at 1450 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-31-350, N114SA, landed with the landing gear retracted at Cal Black Memorial Airport, Blanding, Utah, Near Halls Crossing, Utah. The airline transport certificated pilot and his four passengers were not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The flight was operating as an "on demand" air taxi flight under Title 14 CFR Part 135 and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed Bullfrog Basin Airport, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah, at 1447. According to the pilot, he had picked up some passengers at the Bull Frog Basin Airport, 9 miles northwest of Cal Black Airport, and was picking up more passengers at Cal Black. He made a straight in approach to landing at Cal Black and during the approach was discussing the shortened runway, which was undergoing repairs, with the UNICOM operator. He said that he made his approach to runway 19 at Cal Black and lowered landing flaps, but due to the distraction of his UNICOM conversation, he forgot to lower the landing gear. According to his statement, he heard the landing gear warning horn when he reduced power for landing, but it was then too late to initiate a go-around. He said the aircraft slid to a stop following landing and he assisted his passengers from the aircraft, which had suffered damage to the belly, propellers and flaps.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:50 MDT
Nearest AirportCal Black Memorial (0nm)
Runway19
Runway Length5700 ft
Runway Width60 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftPiper PA-31-350
Tail NumberN114SA
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorFrog Air
Operating RulePart 135
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · TSIO-540-J2BD · Reciprocating · 350
Seats9

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (5 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured5
Total5
Crew 1Age 52 · First Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind350° @ 6 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point52
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time20:56
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data