# Incident 20260421003399I: Piper PA-24-260, Terre Haute, IN, April 21, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2026, 22:22 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Terre Haute International-Hulman Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4515° N, 87.3076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field (HUF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4515&lon=-87.3076&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 10-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,410 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260421003399I

## Narrative

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

^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 GEAR BUT RIGHT MAIN WOULD NOT COMPLETELY EXTEND. HE CONTACTED HIS MAINTENANCE PROVIDER AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO ATTEMP A GEAR UP LANDING. LOWER BELLY SKIN SUSTAINED MINOR DAMGE. THE PROPELLER BLADE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N73T (1)

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

- [Accident 20220427005849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220427005849A), Apr 27, 2022: Piper PA-24-260 (N73T), Terre Haute, IN, Substantial damage. 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…

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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