# Accident 20230215002659A: Piper PA-34-200T, Cahokia, IL, February 15, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2023, 15:25 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: St. Louis Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5704° N, 90.1551° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5704&lon=-90.1551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7681F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7681F) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,559 total, 10,559 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230215002659A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/15/2023 THE PILOT WAS OPERATING HIS AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PA-34 IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THE ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (KCPS). THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AND TAKE-OFFS AND HAD COMPLETED THREE LANDINGS AND WAS PERFORMING HIS FOURTH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ASKED BY THE TOWER TO CONDUCT A SHORT APPROACH, SO THAT HE COULD LAND PRIOR TO A TRAINING AIRCRAFT (DA-20) THAT WAS ON A 5 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 30L. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DROPPED THE GEAR DURING THE TURN TO FINAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT SEE THE THREE GREEN POSITION LIGHTS BECAUSE THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR A GEAR WARNING HORN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD THE SCRAPPING OF METAL AS THE AIRCRAFT LOWERED ONTO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN23LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA115), Feb 15, 2023: Piper PA-34-200T (N7681F), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extent 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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