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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Kansas City, MO · March 29, 2011

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Date
March 29, 2011 · 14:20 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8546P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11CA277
Reported as
Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N8546PRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2018 · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4003 · Built 1964Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While enroute to Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (mkc), Kansas City, Missouri, the pilot was not able to communicate with mkc ATCT. The pilot set the transponder to transmit 7600 and circled the airport looking for light signals to indicate clearance to land. The aircraft touched down on runway 03, landing on its belly and slid to a stop at the intersection of runways 03/21 and 01/19, damaging the propeller and the belly. Witness statements describe this aircraft landing with no signs of the landing gear being extended. The investigation after the accident revealed the landing gear handle in the 'down' position, the circuit breaker for the landing gear motor open, and the main landing gear partially extended, touching the ground. The avionics master switch was found in the 'on' position and battery master switch in the 'off' position.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ENROUTE TO CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (MKC), KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH MKC ATCT. THE PILOT SET THE TRANSPONDER TO TRANSMIT 7600 AND CIRCLED THE AIRPORT LOOKING FOR LIGHT SIGNALS TO INDICATE CLEARANCE TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 03, LANDING ON ITS BELLY AND SLID TO A STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 03/21 AND 01/19, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND THE BELLY. WITNESS STATEMENTS DESCRIBE THIS AIRCRAFT LANDING WITH NO SIGNS OF THE LANDING GEAR BEING EXTENDED. THE INVESTIGATION AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE 'DOWN' POSITION, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR OPEN, AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED, TOUCHING THE GROUND. THE AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH WAS FOUND IN THE 'ON' POSITION AND BATTERY MASTER SWITCH IN THE 'OFF' POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11CA277Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKansas City, MOThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for a landing.Mar 29, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8546P · 2

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

Accident 20120816024529ADescent · Holton, KSAircraft N8546P was enroute to phillip billiard municipal airport from mitchell south dakota flying VFR. At 2148 local time contacted Kansas city center and advised them the prop was running wild. The controller advised them of the nearest airport. The pilot…Aug 16, 2012 · DestroyedAccident 20061012021239ALevel Off Touchdown · Osage Beach, MO(-23) On approach to runway 32 at Grand Glaize-Osage Beach airport (K15), Osage Beach, Missouri, the pilot [privacy data omitted] stated that at about 15 feet above the runway he felt like the airplane was hit by a "wall of wind." The airplane dropped to the…Oct 12, 2006 · Substantial damage