# Accident 20040801016099A: Piper PA24260, Redmond, OR, August 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2004, 16:47 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Airport: Roberts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2539° N, 121.1497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2539&lon=-121.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9394P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9394P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040801016099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC STATED HE AND HIS FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, ALSO A RATED PRIVATE PILOT WITH COMPLEX EXPERIENCE, CONFIRMED THE GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN WITH A "GREEN" LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATION. ATC CLEARED N9394P FOR LANDING ON RWY 28. THE PIC USED FLAPS 15 FOR THE LANDING DURING THE FINAL APPROACH. DURING THE LANDING THE GEAR COLLAPSED AS STATED BY THE PIC. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC AND THREE PASSENGERS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES. NO FIRE INCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, THE LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY LOWERED AND THE AIRCRAFT REMOVED TO A PRIVATE HANGER. THE AIRCRAFT HAS A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE PIC HAS A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW VALIDATION. ALL FAR'S ARE IN COMPLIANCE.

## 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 SEA04LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA153), Aug 1, 2004: Piper PA-24-260 (N9394P), Redmond, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Unknown malfunction of the landing gear system for undetermined reasons that resulted in a gear collapse during landing.

## Other reports on N9394P (1)

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

- [Incident 19781221021499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221021499I), Dec 21, 1978: Piper PA24 (N9394P), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear.

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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