Piper PA-28RT-201 N2878N

Summary

On 14 February 2011 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered N2878N was involved in an accident near Danville, Indiana, 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.

Date

14 February 2011 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Danville, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Hendricks County-Gordon Graham (2R2)

Coordinates

39.7467, -86.4753

Aircraft

Piper PA-28RT-201

Registration

N2878N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Danville → Danville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA185

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was performing a 180-degree power-off approach and landing. He did not extend the landing gear and landed with the gear in the retracted position. The airplane sustained substantial damage during the accident sequence. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the accident flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.