Piper PA-24-260 N8546P
29 March 2011 · Kansas City, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 March 2011 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N8546P was involved in an accident near Kansas City, Missouri, 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 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charles B. Wheeler Downtown (MKC)
- Coordinates
- 39.1228, -94.5928
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260
- Registration
- N8546P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Topeka → Kansas City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA277
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for a landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while inbound to the airport, he had a radio failure and he set up his transponder to indicate the loss of the radio. He received a light gun signal to land and proceeded to land. The pilot reported that he could not confirm that the gear was down. Witnesses at the airport saw the gear up landing. The airplane sustained substantial fuselage damage. The airplane was recovered from the runway and the landing gear operated normally.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |
| 5 Jun 2011 | Piper PA-24-250 | Astoria, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 2,700 records for this type
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