Piper PA-31T2 N38WA

Summary

On 8 July 1987 at about 01:43 local time, a Piper PA-31T2 registered N38WA, operated by Carrao Construction Co., was involved in an accident near Novato, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 July 1987 at 01:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Novato, California, United States

Nearest airport

Gnoss Fld (056)

Coordinates

32.6191, -116.6692

Aircraft

Piper PA-31T2

Registration

N38WA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Carrao Construction Co.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oakland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA262

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLT, THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR APRX 5 MILES FROM THE ARPT AND LOWERED PARTIAL FLAPS. APRX 2 MILES FROM THE ARPT THE PLT MADE SHALLOW S TURNS FOR SPACING AND EXTENDED THE REST OF THE FLAPS. THE PLT DOES NOT REMEMBER IF THERE WERE THREE GREEN. THE REMAINDER OF THE APPROACH THE PLT WAS MAKING CONSTANT POWER ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE HIGH WIND CONDITIONS. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE RWY WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. A WITNESS IN THE AREA OBSERVED THE ACFT LAND WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. WHEN THE ACFT WAS RETRIEVED OFF OF THE RWY, THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED WITH THE THREE GREEN INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.