Grumman G-44 N1AS

Summary

On 12 May 1998 at about 17:45 local time, a Grumman G-44 registered N1AS was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Ohio, 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

12 May 1998 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Cleveland Hopkins (CLE)

Coordinates

41.4309, -81.8201

Aircraft

Grumman G-44

Registration

N1AS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palwaukie → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD98LA056

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear. A related factor was the diverted attention.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he forgot to extend the landing gear prior to landing. He was cleared for straight in landing on runway 10. He was distracted when he was advised that traffic would be landing on an intersecting runway, and he had to hold short of runway 10. He said he looked visually, sighted the landing traffic, and failed to check gear down. He failed to re-start the checklist after having been distracted in the middle of the list. He said there was no mechanical problems with the airplane, and the accident could have been prevented if he had double checked the gear position, and installed a now available gear warning system designed for amphibious aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.