# Accident 20220604009529A: Piper PA-32R-301, Martinsville, VA, June 4, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2022, 12:30 local time
- Place: Martinsville, VA
- Airport: Blue Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6312° N, 80.0184° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6312&lon=-80.0184&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8429X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8429X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220604009529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT GO DISTRACTED BY OTHER AIRPLANE GIVING POSITION REPORTS THAT WERE NOT CORRECT AND HIS ATTENTION WAS ON WHERE THAT AIRPLANE WAS WHEN HE ROLLED ONTO FINAL AND WAS TOO HIGH, SO ADDED ALL FLAPS, AND PUSHED OVER TO MAKE LANDING ZONE.  THIS CAUSED HIM TO STAY ABOVE 100 MPH WHICH DIDN'T ALLOW THE LANDING GEAR WARNING TO SIGNAL.  HIS ATTENTION ON ALL THIS HE FORGOT TO RUN HIS PRELANDING CHECKLIST THAT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE GEAR NOT BEING 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 ERA22LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA259), Jun 4, 2022: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8429X), Spencer, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use the landing checklist.

## Other reports on N8429X (2)

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

- [Incident 19960616024329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616024329I), Jun 16, 1996: Piper PA32R301 (N8429X), Beaufort, NC, Minor damage. Narrative: on June 16, 1996, at approximately 1300 EST, a Piper PA32R-301, N8429X, registered to b.g.p., inc., 11 medical park, Morehead city, NC 28557, landed…
- [Incident 19940317008769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940317008769I), Mar 17, 1994: Piper PA32R301 (N8429X), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 17, 1994, the aircraft departed gai enroute to mrh. A high charge rate was noted on the amp meter but dismissed as normal due to a weak…

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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