Piper PA24 N7950P
21 October 2012 · Lake Tahoe, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 October 2012 at about 00:10 local time, a Piper PA24 registered N7950P, operated by Scott Dineen, was involved in an accident near Lake Tahoe, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Tahoe, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- South Lake Tahoe (TVL)
- Coordinates
- 38.8939, -119.9953
- Aircraft
- Piper PA24
- Registration
- N7950P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Scott Dineen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fullerton → Lake Tahoe
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR13CA021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended before landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he aborted a landing due to traffic on the active runway and retracted the landing gear. He stated that on the second approach to land he carried extra power because of the gusty wind conditions, but during the landing flare, he realized that he had failed to extend the landing gear. After he realized that the landing gear was not extended, the pilot added full power; however, the airplane impacted the runway with the landing gear in the retracted position. The pilot stated that he did not follow the checklist and that he did not hear the landing gear warning horn during his approach. When informed that the throttle position to activate the landing gear warning horn was only about 1/2 inch forward of the full aft idle position, the pilot indicated that he had not retarded the throttle that far. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its undercarriage as a result of the abnormal runway contact.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2012 | Piper PA24 | Madera, California, United States | Chester Dee McCarter | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2011 | Piper PA24 | Huntsville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2016 | Piper PA24 | Hollywood, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2016 | Piper PA24 | Wadsworth, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Piper PA24 | Westwood, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Mar 2008 | Piper PA24-260 | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | Mark P Cedar | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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