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Piper PA-24-250 N6955P

16 July 2006 · Olathe, Kansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 July 2006 at about 02:30 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N6955P was involved in an accident near Olathe, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 02:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Olathe, Kansas, United States
Nearest airport
Johnson County Executive (OJC)
Coordinates
38.8475, -94.7375
Aircraft
Piper PA-24-250
Registration
N6955P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Olathe → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night
NTSB number
DEN06CA101

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

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

According to the pilot, he was performing a touch and go landing on runway 18. While landing, the pilot failed to lower the landing gear and the airplane landed gear up on the runway. As the airplane skidded down the runway, it caught fire. The airplane came to rest on the runway and was destroyed by post-impact fire. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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