Piper PA-34-200T N8011F

Summary

On 8 August 2021 at about 20:40 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N8011F was involved in an accident near Navasota, Texas, 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

8 August 2021 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Navasota, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Navasota Muni (60R)

Coordinates

30.3732, -96.1133

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-200T

Registration

N8011F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA366

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 flight instructor reported that while in the traffic pattern for landing, he and the student became distracted while trying to avoid another aircraft and they failed to extend the landing gear before landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The flight instructor stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.