# Accident 20110329006059A: Piper PA-24-260, Kansas City, MO, March 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2011, 14:20 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Charles B. Wheeler Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1228° N, 94.5928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1228&lon=-94.5928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8546P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8546P-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110329006059A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA277), Mar 29, 2011: Piper PA-24-260 (N8546P), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for a landing.

## Other reports on N8546P (2)

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

- [Accident 20120816024529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120816024529A), Aug 16, 2012: Piper PA-24-260 (N8546P), Holton, KS, Destroyed. Aircraft N8546P was enroute to phillip billiard municipal airport from mitchell south dakota flying VFR. At 2148 local time contacted Kansas city center and…
- [Accident 20061012021239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061012021239A), Oct 12, 2006: Piper PA24260 (N8546P), Osage Beach, MO, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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