# Accident 20050822024879A: Piper PA32R301, West Chester, PA, August 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2005, 10:35 local time
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9853° N, 75.5819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9853&lon=-75.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9285R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9285R-2007-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050822024879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 27. THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT WAS INFORMED BY RADIO THE GEAR WAS STILL UP AND HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. THE LANDING FLAPS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND POWER WAS APPLIED. THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF POWER AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIRPLANE ASSUMED A CLIMB ATTITUDE, CROSSED OVER TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COMMENCED A LEFT TURN. AT THE APPROXIMATE CROSSWIND TO DOWNWIND POSITION THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN AND CAME TO REST IN A WOODED AREA. A FIRE ENSUED CONSUMING THE COCKPIT AND MOST OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

## 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 IAD05FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05FA125), Aug 22, 2005: Piper PA-32R-301 (N9285R), West Chester, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to abort the landing after the airplane contacted the runway. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to ensure the landing gear was extended during the landing.

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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