Piper PA-24 N146P

Summary

On 7 March 2008 at about 05:00 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N146P, operated by John B. Martin, was involved in an accident near Bountiful, Utah, 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

7 March 2008 at 05:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bountiful, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Skypark (BTF)

Coordinates

40.8692, -111.9269

Aircraft

Piper PA-24

Registration

N146P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John B. Martin

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wendover → Bountiful

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

SEA08CA092

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was on the final leg of a cross-country flight that originated approximately one hour prior to the accident. The pilot reported that he did not check the landing gear position during the straight in approach and consequently landed with the gear in the retracted position. No mechanical malfunctions were reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.