Piper PA28R N786BG

Summary

On 18 July 2017 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA28R registered N786BG was involved in an accident near Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. 2 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

18 July 2017 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bowling Green, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Wood County (1G0)

Coordinates

41.3917, -83.6300

Aircraft

Piper PA28R

Registration

N786BG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bowling Green → Bowling Green

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA425

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s and flight instructor’s failure to extend the landing gear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the retractable-gear airplane reported that, during a simulated engine-out landing with a flight instructor, they forgot to extend the landing gear. Subsequently, the airplane landed with the gear retracted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.