Piper PA60 N711TL

Summary

On 25 September 2022 at about 22:19 local time, a Piper PA60 registered N711TL was involved in an accident near Richmond, Kentucky, 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

25 September 2022 at 22:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Richmond, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Central Kentucky Regional (RGA)

Coordinates

37.6315, -84.3324

Aircraft

Piper PA60

Registration

N711TL

Category

Airplane

Year built

1984

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA436

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend 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 of the multiengine airplane reported that he had completed six touch-and-go landings uneventfully. During approach for the seventh landing, he was distracted by a low fuel caution light illuminating in the cockpit, and other traffic in the area. The pilot forgot to extend the landing gear and the airplane landed on the runway with the landing gear retracted. The airplane came to rest upright on the runway and postaccident examination of it revealed substantial damage to the fuselage stringers. The pilot further reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.