# Incident 20260720010099I: Piper PA-32R-301, Springfield, OH, July 20, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2026, 19:35 local time
- Place: Springfield, OH
- Airport: Springfield-Beckley Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8403° N, 83.8402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRINGFIELD/BECKLEY MUNI (SGH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8403&lon=-83.8402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3569X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3569X) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,557 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260720010099I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED WHILE LANDING AT SPRINGFIELD-BECKLEY AIRPORT (SGH), THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND THE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED WITH 3 GREEN INDICATORS. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE MAIN GEAR REMAINED LOCKED AND THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED BACK INTO THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS.

## Other reports on N3569X (4)

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

- [Incident 19840808046439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840808046439I), Aug 8, 1984: Piper PA32R301 (N3569X), San Diego, CA. Unsafe gear down indication on approach. Used emergency gear system. Nose gear down switch defective.
- [Incident 19830227015889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227015889I), Feb 27, 1983: Piper PA32R301 (N3569X), Los Angeles, CA. Lost electrical power IFR en route. Squawked 7600, landed by light signals. Had failed to turn on alternator switch
- [Incident 19821230069979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821230069979I), Dec 30, 1982: Piper PA32* (N3569X), Brawley, CA. Pilot struck wires while landing. No damage. Wires unlighted and unmarked. Wires not listed in airport directory.
- [Incident 19821104068719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821104068719I), Nov 4, 1982: Piper PA32R301 (N3569X), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Left wing tip struck propeller spinner on adjacent parked aircraft while leaving parking area.

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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