# Accident 20020509012539A: Piper PA60602P, Albuquerque, NM, May 9, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2002, 11:50 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0403° N, 106.6092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0403&lon=-106.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61RG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61RG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 602P (registry code 7106014, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020509012539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 9, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1147 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER 602P, N61RG, REGISTERED TO NORRIS AVIATION, LLC, EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED GEAR UP AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN WICHITA, KANSAS ON MAY 9, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:10 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME.

## 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 FTW02LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA142), May 9, 2002: Piper Aerostar 602P (N61RG), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed extension of the main landing gear prior to the landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in a wheels-up landing. A contributing factor was the loss of engine power for an…

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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