Piper 601P N19RR

Summary

On 22 August 2006 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper 601P registered N19RR was involved in an accident near Lubbock, Texas, United States. One person was 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.

Date

22 August 2006 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper 601P

Registration

N19RR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Midland → Lubbock

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW06CA203

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear while on final approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 8,000-hour commercial pilot lined up the airplane on final approach for runway 35L at his destination airport, following an IFR cross country flight. The pilot stated during an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that he forgot to lower the landing gear while on final approach. The aircraft touched down with the flaps fully extended and skidded on the runway for approximately 1,150 feet. The pilot, sole occupant of the twin engine airplane, was not injured. An examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that when the aircraft was lifted on to jacks and the master battery switch was turned on the landing gear horn was clearly heard. The landing gear handle was then selected to the down position and the gear extended to the down and locked position with three green lights observed. At the time of the accident, the weather was reported as winds from 070 degrees at 9 knots, visibility of 10 miles, temperature 27 degrees Celsius, dew point 19 degrees Celsius, and an altimeter setting of 30.27 inches of Mercury.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.