# Accident 20080820844199A: Piper PA46500TP, St Louis, MO, August 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2008, 14:45 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6619° N, 90.6519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6619&lon=-90.6519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N618MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N618MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46-500TP (registry code 7104622, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46500TP
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080820844199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MISHAP PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 26L AT KSUS.  PILOT FREELY ADMITTED HIS ERROR.  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE TOUCH DOWN ZONE, ON CENTERLINE.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT THE A6 INTERSECTION TO THE RIGHT SIDE.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE BELLY AND PRESSURE VESSEL.  THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT KNOCKED DOWN A RUNWAY LIGHT.  NO INURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 DFW08CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA219), Aug 20, 2008: Piper PA46-500TP (N618MA), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was placed in the down position prior to 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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