# NTSB Accident ERA12LA188
> **PIPER PA-30** · 2012-02-06 · Culpeper, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12LA188
- **Event ID:** 20120221X04526
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-02-06
- **Location:** Culpeper, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.525554, -77.859725
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-30
- **Registration:** N1WE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to use the manufacturer's checklist to troubleshoot the perceived malfunction and thereby ensure the position of the landing gear before landing. The reason the landing gear were not down and locked could not be determined, as no mechanical failures or anomalies were reported before the accident or observed during postaccident testing.

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