Piper PA 24 N5138P

Summary

On 24 June 2016 at about 22:45 local time, a Piper PA 24 registered N5138P was involved in an accident near Springfield, Missouri, United States. 3 people were 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

24 June 2016 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Springfield-Branson National (SGF)

Coordinates

37.2425, -93.3878

Aircraft

Piper PA 24

Registration

N5138P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rogers → Springfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA350

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was in the down and locked position 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 performed his pre-landing checklist and that the landing gear selector switch was in the down position. The pilot noted that there was a sun glare on the instrument panel during the landing. However, the airplane landed with the gear in the up and locked position, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. During the postaccident examination by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the landing gear was cycled multiple times and no abnormalities were noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.