# Accident 20110704025079A: Piper PA-24-180, Amarillo, TX, July 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2011, 16:42 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Amarillo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2194° N, 101.7058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2194&lon=-101.7058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5621P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5621P-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA461) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110704025079A

## Narrative

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

07/05/11 - PILOT LANDED WITH GEAR UP.  DURING INTERVIEW BY INSPECTOR THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED WITH OTHER PILOTING DUTIES.

## 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 CEN11CA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA461), Jul 4, 2011: Piper PA-24-180 (N5621P), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.

## Other reports on N5621P (1)

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

- [Incident 20010702016269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702016269I), Jul 2, 2001: Piper PA24180 (N5621P), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. (-23) After takeoff, pilot established a positive rate of climb and raised the gear. The engine suddenly lost power. The pilot decided that with the runway…

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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