Piper PA-31-350 N45014

Summary

On 28 September 2007 at about 14:45 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N45014, operated by Ameriflight Inc, was involved in an accident near Pampa, 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

28 September 2007 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pampa, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Perry Lefors Field (PPA)

Coordinates

35.6131, -100.9964

Aircraft

Piper PA-31-350

Registration

N45014

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Ameriflight Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Borger → Pampa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

DFW07CA209

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

During the landing flare in a twin-engine airplane, the 1,391-hour commercial pilot heard the landing gear warning horn. The pilot stated that he added engine power to initiate a go-around as he extended the landing gear. The airplane's propellers struck the runway and the airplane skidded approximately 650-feet down the runway before coming to a stop on the runway. The pilot egressed, uninjured, through the left cabin door. The throttles were found in the "full forward" position and the landing gear selector handle was found in the "down" position. The inboard main gear doors were found in the retracted position indicating that gear sequencing had not started when the airplane touched-down on the runway. Company policy directed the pilot to extend the landing gear prior to descending below 1,000-feet above ground level on approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.