# Accident 20120701014139A: Piper PA-24, Watertown, WI, July 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2012, 09:00 local time
- Place: Watertown, WI
- Airport: Watertown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1694° N, 88.7231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1694&lon=-88.7231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6580P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6580P-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,775 total, 600 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120701014139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF AIRCRAFT.  PILOT REPORTED HE FLEW NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT WATERTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KRYV).  PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT HEAR GEAR WARNING, POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE HEADSET HE WAS WEARING.  FOLLOWING GEAR UP LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ON FIRE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGED.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF AIRCRAFT SAFELY, NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN12CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA406), Jul 1, 2012: Piper PA-24 (N6580P), Watertown, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

## Other reports on N6580P (1)

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

- [Incident 20020410008879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020410008879I), Apr 10, 2002: Piper PA24 (N6580P), Plant City, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot attempted to taxi a PA-24-24, N6580P, at night time while his left landing light was inoperative. The aircraft impacted another aircraft, CE-170,…

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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