Piper PA-24-260 N8817P

Summary

On 24 June 2025 at about 16:21 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N8817P was involved in an accident near Ashland, Wisconsin, 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

24 June 2025 at 16:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Ashland, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

John F Kennedy Meml (ASX)

Coordinates

46.5485, -90.9190

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-260

Registration

N8817P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Woodruff → Ashland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA220

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and his failure to conduct the before landing checklist.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the flight was a local sightseeing flight with a passenger. They departed the pilot’s home base airport and flew at a lower level than normal for sightseeing purposes. They planned to land at another airport for lunch and due to the low level of the flight the pilot’s normal routine was disrupted and he did not perform his normal pre-landing checks. He stated that the landing was normal until the propeller blades struck the runway. After the airplane slid to a stop, he realized that he had not placed the landing gear selector in the “down” position. He stated that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.