# Accident 20060606013009A: Piper PA32RT300, Jackson, MI, June 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Airport: Jackson County-Reynolds Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2597° N, 84.4594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2597&lon=-84.4594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36262, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36262) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,383 total, 620 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060606013009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) JUNE 6, 2006 PIPER PA32RT300 DEPARTED ARB ON A 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT TO JXN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OCCUPIED BY THE PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER. PIPER N36262 LANDED ON JXN RUNWAY 24 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION SHOWED NORMAL LANDING GEAR FUNCTION. GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES.

## 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 CHI06CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA140), Jun 6, 2006: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N36262), Jackson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent wheels up landing.

## Other reports on N36262 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970528034359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970528034359I), May 28, 1997: Piper PA32300 (N36262), Brighton, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot mismanaged the Landing gear. While on final approach to this very short runway at this private airport, the pilot concentrated too much on…

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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