# Accident 20250925014679A: Piper PA46-500TP, Henderson, TX, September 25, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2025, 11:30 local time
- Place: Henderson, TX
- Airport: Rusk County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1374° N, 94.8508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1374&lon=-94.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N388TW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N388TW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46-500TP (registry code 7104622, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46-500TP
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250925014679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE GROUND AT 1130 ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2005 AT RUSK COUNTY AIRPORT, HENDERSON, TX.  THE IMPACT WAS CAUSED BY THE LANDING GEAR NOT BEING COMMANDED TO DEPLOY.

## 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 CEN25LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA394), Sep 25, 2025: Piper PA46 (N388TW), Henderson, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the main landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in a gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction during the approach.

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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