NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR21LA028
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in the airplane landing with the landing gear retracted.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that while working on night currency and flying from the right seat, he did not verify the landing gear was extended before landing. The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted and slid about 1,200 ft down the runway before it came to a stop. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Gear extension and retract sys-Not used/operated
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Forgotten action/omission-Pilot
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2020_WPR21LA028.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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