Piper PA24-260 near West Palm Beach, FL — 2008-03-05
Final reportMIA08CA077
- Date
- 2008-03-05
- Location
- West Palm Beach, FL, USA
- Airport
- KPBI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA24-260
- Registration
- N9126P
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the checklist resulting in a gear up landing.
NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was cleared to land on runway 27 and he did not use the checklist or visually ensure that the landing gear was down. He made a wrong turn and landed gear up on runway 31. Examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed it received structural damage to the bulkhead.
NTSB coding
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