# Accident 20210808019359A: Piper PA-34-200T, Navasota, TX, August 8, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2021, 15:30 local time
- Place: Navasota, TX
- Airport: Navasota Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Location: 30.3732° N, 96.1133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3732&lon=-96.1133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8011F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8011F) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,759 total, 332 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210808019359A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT TO PREPARE STUDENT FOR ATP MEL CHECK RIDE. PIC STATED CREW WAS DISTRACTED BY A GYROCOPTER IN THE PATTERN AND EXTENDED THEIR DOWNWIND BEFORE TURNING FINAL. PIC STATED THEY WERE USING A CHECK LIST IN THE AIRCRAFT AND REALIZED AT TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN.

ON SITE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED THE POSITION OF THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION.

THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON GROUND.

## 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 CEN21LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA366), Aug 8, 2021: Piper PA-34-200T (N8011F), Navasota, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

## Other reports on N8011F (1)

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

- [Incident 20250208020929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250208020929I), Feb 8, 2025: Piper PA-34-200T (N8011F), Spring, TX, Minor damage. Summarized pilot account: The Piper seneca ii was rented for multi-engine practice and time building. The pilot and safety pilot departed kdwh toward klbx and…

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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