# Accident 19960103026449A: Piper PA24250, Camas, WA, January 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Camas, WA
- Airport: Grove Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6390° N, 122.3697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6390&lon=-122.3697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6297P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6297P-2012-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960103026449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA96LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA045), Jan 3, 1996: Piper PA-24-250 (N6297P), Camas, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to ensure that the landing gear was extended before landing.

## Other reports on N6297P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110803018159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110803018159A), Aug 3, 2011: Piper PA-24-250 (N6297P), Camas, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During traffic pattern entry aircraft continued a left nose down attitude and impacted vertically in an open field. Aircraft destroyed, fatal to pilot.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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