Piper PA-31-350 N114SA
27 September 2000 · Blanding, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 September 2000 at about 20:50 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N114SA was involved in an accident near Blanding, Utah, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blanding, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cal Black Memorial (U96)
- Coordinates
- 37.5502, -109.4795
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- N114SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Halls Crossing → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN00LA179
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and lower the landing gear for landing. A factor was diverted attention.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | Patton Aviatin Inc,. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Lumber City, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kiowa, Colorado, United States | Key Lime Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Tanana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-31-325 | Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2000 | Cessna 172N | Kamas, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 2000 | Cessna 150J | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2000 | Rosenvall AVID MK IV | Salina, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2000 | Culver LFA | Moab, Utah, United States | A Pair of Jacks, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2000 | Schumacher SWEARINGEN SX-300 | Richfield, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 2000 | Cessna 175 | Hanksville, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |