Piper PA-24-250 N6465P

Summary

On 8 April 2024 at about 15:19 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N6465P was involved in an accident near Carrabassett, Maine, United States. 4 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 April 2024 at 15:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Carrabassett, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Sugarloaf Rgnl (B21)

Coordinates

45.0853, -70.2163

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-250

Registration

N6465P

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

Nashua → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA177

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point while landing in gusty wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was attempting to land in gusty wind conditions in mountainous terrain. On short final approach, the airplane entered a rapid descent. The pilot attempted to go-around by applying full power. The airplane continued to descend and touched down short of the runway, after which the landing gear collapsed. The airplane traveled about 150 ft down the runway before coming to a stop resulting in substantial damage to the lower fuselage structure. 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.