Piper PA-34-200T N2900H

Summary

On 13 June 2024 at about 16:10 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N2900H was involved in an accident near Eaglesnest, Mississippi, 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

13 June 2024 at 16:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Eaglesnest, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Fletcher Field (CKM)

Coordinates

34.2997, -90.5123

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-200T

Registration

N2900H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dumas → Clarksdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA223

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before 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 on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern he did not extend the landing gear, and while on final approach, he did not check the landing gear position indicator lights. The pilot continued to land with the landing gear retracted which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.