# Accident 20241010021359A: Piper PA30, Springfield, MO, October 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2024, 14:30 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield-Branson National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2457° N, 93.3886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2457&lon=-93.3886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7577Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7577Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 4 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241010021359A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN ILS LANDING ON RUNWAY 14. LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE FUSELAGE AND STAYED ON THE RUNWAY UNTIL STOPPED. THE FLAPS AND THE PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED AFTER CONTACTING THE GROUND. NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOTS.

## 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 CEN25LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA016), Oct 10, 2024: Piper PA-30 (N7577Y), Springfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inability to confirm landing gear position before landing due to the sun glare which resulted in gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was an undetected tripped…

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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