# Accident 20060913026759A: Piper PA34220T, Dayton, OH, September 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2006, 16:55 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: James M Cox Dayton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9025° N, 84.2194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9025&lon=-84.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N434TW-2010-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060913026759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2006, AT 1655 EDT, A PIPER PA-34-220T, N434TW, REGISTERED TO GR AVIATION GROUP LLC, MADE A GEAR UP LANDING AT DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, OH (DAY), RWY 24L AT TAXIWAY B. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DELAWARE COUNTY AIRPORT, MUNCIE, IN (MIE). THE PILOT ADMITTED THAT AS HE APPROACHED DAY FOR LANDING, HE WAS BUSY WATCHING FOR TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN AND FAILED TO PUT HIS LANDING GEAR DOWN.

## 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 CHI06CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA265), Sep 13, 2006: Piper PA-34-220T (N434TW), Dayton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent wheels up 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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