# Accident 20190103000099A: Piper PA-24-250, Wilkes Barre, PA, January 3, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2019, 16:20 local time
- Place: Wilkes Barre, PA
- Airport: Wyoming Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0000° N, 75.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0000&lon=-75.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6872P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6872P-2020-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (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-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190103000099A

## Narrative

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

ON 1/3/19, N6872P (PA24) HAD DEPARTED THE TOWANDA AIRPORT (N27) ENROUTE TO THE WYOMING VALLEY AIRPORT (KWBW) FOR THE PURPOSES OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR KWBW (RUNWAY 7) AND EXTENDED THE DOWNWIND FOR OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. AFTER THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE LANDING POSITION, THE ENGINE HAD FAILED (BASED ON A STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DATED 1/31/19). AS A RESULT OF THE EXTENDED DOWNWIND, N6872P WAS NOT IN A POSITION TO SAFLEY LAND AT WYOMING VALLEY. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 7 IN A SOCCER FIELD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, HOWEVER, THE AIRRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA19LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA085), Jan 3, 2019: Piper PA24 (N6872P), Wilkes-Barre, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/mechanic's improper installation and securing of the mixture control cable, which led to a simultaneous loss of total engine power and failure of the nose landing gear to fully extend when…

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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