# Accident 20031125036609A: Piper PA24250, Kutztown, PA, November 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kutztown, PA
- Airport: Kutztown Aviation Service Inc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5033° N, 75.7869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5033&lon=-75.7869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5406P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5406P) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,505 total, 808 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031125036609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AT THE LAST MINUTE, TOUCHING DOWN WITH THE LANDING GEAR AT ITS MID-POINT OF EXTENSION. THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC04LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA086), Nov 25, 2003: Piper PA-24-250 (N5406P), Kutztown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear on the ground.

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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