The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor was the pilot's failure to use the landing checklist.
— NTSB Determination
The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted. The pilot said he initiated a go-around on his first attempted landing because the runway wasn't clear. He forgot that he raised his landing gear. He was wearing a new noise attenuating headset that changed the sounds he normally heard when flying his airplane. He did not recognize the gear warning horn during the accident landing. He recalled that the gear warning horn was still sounding as he removed his headset.
The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted. The pilot said he initiated a go-around on his first attempted landing because the runway wasn't clear. He forgot that he raised his landing gear. He was wearing a new noise attenuating headset that changed the sounds he normally heard when flying his airplane. He…
The accident on 2001-04-09 involved a Piper PA-24-250, registration N6240P, at Chino, CA.
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor was the pilot's failure to use the landing checklist.
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