Piper PA-24-250 N987MD

Summary

On 10 June 2007 at about 22:51 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N987MD was involved in an accident near Madison, Mississippi, United States. 2 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.

Date

10 June 2007 at 22:51

Classification

Accident

Location

Madison, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Bruce Campbell Field (MBO)

Coordinates

32.4364, -90.1019

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-250

Registration

N987MD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Starkville → Madison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW07CA132

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot failed to extend the landing gear and the airplane landed gear-up. The 7,576-hour private pilot informed local police and the NTSB that he "simply forgot" to extend the landing gear prior to landing on the 4444-foot-long, by 75-foot wide asphalt runway. The single-engine airplane landed on its belly and skidded to a stop before a fire erupted. The pilot and his passenger were able to egress the airplane and were not injured. The pilot, who reported having accumulated 6,626-hours in the same make and model, reported that he did not recall hearing the sound of the landing gear horn prior to touchdown and suspected the horn may have not worked. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that the airplane sustained extensive post impact fire damage, and the landing gear handle was found in the retracted position. The accident occurred at the conclusion of a 45 minute cross-country flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.