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April 9, 2001 · Piper PA-24-250 · N6240P

Chino, CA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
April 9, 2001
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Chino, CA
Aircraft
Piper PA-24-250
Tail Number
N6240P
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
LAX01LA148

The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted. The pilot said he initiated a go-around on his first attempted landing because the runway wasn't clear. He forgot that he raised his landing gear. He was wearing a new noise attenuating headset that changed the sounds he normally heard when flying his airplane. He did not recognize the gear warning horn during the accident landing. He recalled that the gear warning horn was still sounding as he removed his headset.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor was the pilot's failure to use the landing checklist.

Full Narrative

On April 8, 2001, about 1730 hours Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250, N6240P, sustained substantial damage when it made a wheels up landing on runway 26 at Chino, California. The commercial pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The personal flight departed Corona, California, about 1720. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. This occurrence was upgraded to an accident on April 19, 2001, after an inspection revealed damage to structural airframe components. The Federal Aviation Administration accident coordinator interviewed the pilot. The pilot said he initiated a go-around on his first attempted landing because the runway wasn't clear. He forgot that he raised his landing gear. He was wearing a new noise attenuating headset that changed the sounds he normally heard when flying his airplane. He did not recognize the gear warning horn during the accident landing. He recalled that the gear warning horn was still sounding as he removed his headset.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time17:30 PDT
Nearest AirportCHINO (0nm)
Runway26R
Runway Length4856 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftPiper PA-24-250
Tail NumberN6240P
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-540-A1-C5 · Reciprocating · 250
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 65 · Third Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind250° @ 11 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point57 / 36 C
Altimeter30.04 inHg
Observation Time23:52
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data