Piper PA-24-250 N5406P
25 November 2003 · Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 November 2003 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N5406P was involved in an accident near Kutztown, Pennsylvania, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kutztown Airport (N31)
- Coordinates
- 40.5033, -75.7869
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N5406P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kutztown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC04LA086
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear on the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the rollout after landing, the pilot turned off the landing lights, turned off the fuel pump, and after raising the flaps, the landing gear retracted and the airplane settled on to the ground. The pilot did not recall if he raised the landing gear selector lever, and did not check its position after the accident. After the accident, the pilot had the airplane removed from the runway and placed into a hangar, where it was discovered about 3 months later by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector conducting routine surveillance at the airport.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-24 | Harvey, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2003 | Piper PA-24-250 | Florence, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 May 2003 | Piper PA-24-260 | Blaney Park, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2003 | Piper PA-24-180 | Halstead, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 2003 | Piper PA-24-260B | Archer, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2003 | Piper PA-24-250 | Troy, Alabama, United States | Kevin R. Thien | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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