Piper PA-24-180 N5621P

Summary

On 4 July 2011 at about 21:40 local time, a Piper PA-24-180 registered N5621P, operated by Duvall Gene A, was involved in an accident near Amarillo, Texas, 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

4 July 2011 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Rick Husband Amarillo (AMA)

Coordinates

35.2194, -101.7058

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-180

Registration

N5621P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Duvall Gene A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Antonio → Amarillo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA461

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to lower 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 preoccupied with flying duties and forgot to lower the landing gear prior to landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage during the landing. A postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.