# Accident 20190415002819A: Piper PA-28R-200, Hutchison, KS, April 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2019, 12:35 local time
- Place: Hutchison, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0661° N, 97.8606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0661&lon=-97.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55275, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55275) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 35 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190415002819A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS HIGH AND CLOSE INTO THE AIRPORT WHEN CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17. HE ATTEMPTED TO LOOSE ALTITUDE BY SLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT, REDUCING THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND PUTTING IN APPROACH FLAPS. HE WAS STILL TOO HIGH FOR THE ASSIGNED RUNWAY AND REQUESTED AND GOT ASSIGNED RUNWAY 22. HE ADMITS TO BECOMING DISTRACTED DURING THE CHANGE OF RUNWAYS AND CONVERSATION WITH HIS PASSENGERS AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 GAA19CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA206), Apr 15, 2019: Piper PA28R (N55275), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before 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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