Piper PA28R N55275

Summary

On 15 April 2019 at about 18:35 local time, a Piper PA28R registered N55275 was involved in an accident near Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. 3 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

15 April 2019 at 18:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Hutchinson, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Hutchinson Rgnl (HUT)

Coordinates

38.0661, -97.8606

Aircraft

Piper PA28R

Registration

N55275

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Great Bend → Hutchinson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA206

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the retractable landing gear-equipped airplane reported that, during a straight-in approach, the airplane's approach angle was too high. He recalled that he was distracted by an increase in aircraft operating in the area and that he forgot to extend the landing gear. The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted and slid off the right side of the runway before it came to rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.