# Accident 20081121854789A: Piper PA60601P, Middletown, OH, November 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Airport: Hook Field Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5317° N, 84.3964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5317&lon=-84.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3640D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081121854789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURE TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.

## 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 CEN09CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA119), Nov 21, 2008: Piper Aerostar 6 (N3640D), Middletown, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify that the landing gear was down and locked 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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