# Accident 20190911017209A: Piper PA-34-200T, Kingman, KS, September 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2019, 13:50 local time
- Place: Kingman, KS
- Airport: Clyde Cessna Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6692° N, 98.1239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6692&lon=-98.1239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N328RG-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,780 total, 225 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190911017209A

## Narrative

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

33. AT 13:08 SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WICHITA, KS (ICT) WITH THE PLANNED DESTINATION OF KINGMAN, KS (9K8) FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON FINAL FOR KINGMAN KS RUNWAY 18 IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT LANDING GEAR DOWN HAD NOT BEEN SELECTED. THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND, ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR, BUT STATED THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT THEN TRIED TO EXTEND THE GEAR USING THE EMERGENGY PROCEDURES WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND HE RESET IT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN HELD IT IN PLACE UNTIL IT BECAME HOT BUT THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND.  THE PILOT FLEW BACK INTO ICT AIRSPACE AND CONTACTED THE ICT CONTROL TOWER TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY BEFORE RETURNING TO KINGMAN TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP. THE PILOT WAS CONTACTED BY ANOTHER PILOT ON THE GROUND TO ASK IF HE WOULD LIKE EMERGENY SERVICES CALLED, HE RESPONDED AFFIRMATIVELY. THE PILOT PERFORMED A POWER ON GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT 13:50 IN KINGMAN, KS BEFORE THE EMERGENCY SERVICES ARRIVED. UPON IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY STRUCTURE. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED. IF FURTHER INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTS ARE OBTAINED, THEY WILL BE ADDED TO THE ACCIDENT FILE AND FAA FORM 8020-23 WILL BE AMENDED AS REQUIRED.

## 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 CEN19LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA315), Sep 11, 2019: Piper PA34 (N328RG), Kingman, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the landing gear extension system for reasons that could not be determined with the available evidence.

## Other reports on N328RG (1)

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

- [Incident 20050402005299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050402005299I), Apr 2, 2005: Piper PA34200T (N328RG), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft experienced LH eng failure and subsequent fire. The pilot returned to airfield without further incident. The top, LH, and RH eng cowlings were…

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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