Piper PA24 N6263P

Summary

On 18 October 2018 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA24 registered N6263P was involved in an accident near Madras, Oregon, 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

18 October 2018 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Madras, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Madras Municipal (S33)

Coordinates

44.6656, -121.1533

Aircraft

Piper PA24

Registration

N6263P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1959

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madras → Madras

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA032

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in an attempted go-around and subsequent pitchdown and impact with the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the retractable-gear airplane reported that, during landing, at the "last second," he noticed that the landing gear were not extended. He applied full power to go around, but the airplane pitched down and impacted the runway. The airplane came to rest about 1000 ft down the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.