Piper PA-34-200T N440DM

Summary

On 1 September 2023 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N440DM was involved in an accident near Coolidge, Arizona, 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

1 September 2023 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Coolidge, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Coolidge Municipal Airport (P08)

Coordinates

32.9360, -111.4265

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-200T

Registration

N440DM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mesa → Coolidge

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA332

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 reported that during a simulated instrument approach he forgot to extend the airplane’s landing gear. The airplane subsequently touched down on the runway and the fuselage and wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.