Piper PA-24-250 N5975P
22 August 2004 · Sterling, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 August 2004 at about 01:55 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N5975P was involved in an accident near Sterling, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sterling, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sterling Municipal (STK)
- Coordinates
- 40.6190, -103.1909
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N5975P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Imperial → Sterling
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- DEN04LA129
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the failure of the landing gear extension system for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, after several attempts to extend the landing gear, he manually extended the landing gear. After a "slow" landing and a "brief" rollout, the landing gear collapsed. The airplane settled onto the runway, slid approximately 200 feet and came to a stop on the runway centerline. Within a few moments a fire ensued, destroying the airplane. A witness stated that the airplane landed on its tires and then rolled several feet before the landing gear collapsed. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2004 | Piper PA-24 | Rockville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2004 | Piper PA-24-250 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Ralf Koklar | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2004 | Piper PA-24-260 | Redmond, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2004 | Piper PA-24-180 | Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2004 | Piper PA-24 | Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2004 | Piper PA-24-250 | Model, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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