# Accident 20220427005849A: Piper PA-24-260, Terre Haute, IN, April 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2022, 13:29 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Terre Haute International-Hulman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4562° N, 87.3018° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4562&lon=-87.3018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO540-N1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,367 total, 1,217 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220427005849A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A HIGHER THAN NORMAL NOISE LEVEL DURING TAKEOFF. HE REALIZED THAT THE BAGGAGE DOOR WAS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED BUT THERE WASN?T ENOUGH ROOM TO ABORT SO HE CONTINUED HIS TAKEOFF. ONCE AIRBORNE, HE RECEIVED CLEARANCE FROM THE TOWER TO TURN AROUND AND LAND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARDS CENTER BUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET. A PIECE OF THE MAIN GEAR FORWARD ATTACHMENT WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN.

## 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 CEN22LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA184), Apr 27, 2022: Piper PA-24-260 (N73T), Terre Haute, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing, which resulted in the failure of the right main landing gear outer bearing and collapse of the landing gear.

## Other reports on N73T (1)

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

- [Incident 20260421003399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260421003399I), Apr 21, 2026: Piper PA-24-260 (N73T), Terre Haute, IN, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Incident upon final approch. Pilot lowered the landing gear and right main gear did not fully extend. Made several attemps to lower the…

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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