Piper PA-24-250 N3TP
18 January 2011 · Aurora, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 January 2011 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N3TP, operated by Phillip C. Spencer, was involved in an accident near Aurora, Oregon, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aurora, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Aurora State (UAO)
- Coordinates
- 45.2525, -122.7692
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N3TP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Phillip C. Spencer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newberg → Aurora
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR11CA141
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he entered the airport's traffic pattern for landing and landed the airplane with the landing gear retracted. He said that he did not use a landing checklist, and that he was wearing a noise-canceling headset and did not hear the landing gear caution horn when he reduced the throttle for landing. The bottom of the airplane sustained structural damage requiring the replacement of several bulkheads and associated stringers, as well as a significant area of skin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2011 | Piper PA-24-250 | Lopez, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2011 | Piper PA-24-250 | Sidney, New York, United States | Petzold Milton H | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-24-250 | Camas, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 May 2011 | Piper PA-24-250 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | Bertolina Arthur T Trustee | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2011 | Piper PA-24-180 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | Duvall Gene A | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 2011 | Piper PA-24-260 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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