# Accident 20120717016629A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP, Delano, CA, July 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: Delano, CA
- Airport: Delano Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7456° N, 119.2364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7456&lon=-119.2364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N558RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N558RW-2019-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46-500TP (registry code 7104623, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A (registry code 52268, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA46-500TP
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120717016629A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE DELANO AIRPORT FOR LANDING AND LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR FULLY RETRACTED.  WHEN QUESTIONED AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT SAID HE DID NOT RECALL PLACING THE LANDING GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION.DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING RAYDOME AND UNDERBELLY AS WELL AS THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER.  THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH.

## 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 WPR12CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA310), Jul 17, 2012: Piper PA-46 (N558RW), Delano, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to perform the appropriate checklist due to distractions posed by another…

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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