# Accident 20120920021689A: Piper PA-24-260, Madera, CA, September 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9886° N, 120.1125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9886&lon=-120.1125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8648P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8648P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,150 total, 300 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA435) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120920021689A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY RADIO AND INTERCOMM PROBLEMS AND NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM FROM SCRAPING ON THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED FROM IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS, INBOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 WPR12CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA435), Sep 20, 2012: Piper PA24 (N8648P), Madera, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's and flight instructor’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended prior to landing.

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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