Piper PA28R N47742
17 September 2025 · Smyrna, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 September 2025 at about 22:39 local time, a Piper PA28R registered N47742 was involved in an accident near Smyrna, Tennessee, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Smyrna, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smyrna (MQY)
- Coordinates
- 36.0097, -86.5202
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28R
- Registration
- N47742
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1977
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA25LA351
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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 landing he continued the descent into a normal flare, the airplane settled and touched down with the landing gear retracted. The airplane remained aligned with the centerline and slid to a stop resulting in substantial damage to the Underside of the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2025 | Cessna 172N | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States | JKG LLC | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Cessna 170B | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2025 | De Havilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Cessna 182 | Smyrna, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Beechcraft A36 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Cirrus SR22 | Hartsville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |