Piper PA-24-260 N8816P

Summary

On 20 February 2009 at about 04:10 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N8816P was involved in an accident near Lincoln, California, 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

20 February 2009 at 04:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Lincoln, California, United States

Nearest airport

Lincoln Regional Airport (LHM)

Coordinates

38.9092, -121.3514

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-260

Registration

N8816P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lincoln → Lincoln

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

WPR09CA120

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention due to an open door and the airport's pilot activated runway lights turning off.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during departure on a local night flight, the airplane's door popped open. He turned to downwind and attempted to close the door. While on downwind, the airport's pilot activated runway lights turned off. The pilot then had to reactivate the runway lights and he landed the airplane without extending the landing gear. Subsequently, the airplane caught fire and was consumed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.