# NTSB CEN24LA223: Piper PA-34-200T, N2900H, Eaglesnest, MS, June 13, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: June 13, 2024, 11:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place: Eaglesnest, MS
- Coordinates: 34.299722, -90.512306
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2997&lon=-90.5123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA - Jackson FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 194478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA223
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194478/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA223

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-34-200T, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=7103406), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Piper PA-34-200T, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=7103406), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md)
- [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated; cases with it: [Piper PA-34-200T, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=7103406), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-34-200T, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=7103406), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Piper PA-34-200T, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=7103406), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern he did not extend the landing gear, and while on final approach, he did not check the landing gear position indicator lights. The pilot continued to land with the landing gear retracted which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2900H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2900H), registered now, S/N 34-7970342 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34-7970342
- Year built: 1979
- Airframe hours: 6164
- Engines: Continental TSIO-360-EB 200 horsepower reciprocating; Continental TSIO-360-EB 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 31, 2023
- Departed: OMO, Dumas, AR
- Destination: CKM, Clarksdale, MS
- Airport: CKM, Fletcher Field, runway 18/36, 5,404 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Onboard weather, Heads up display, Electronic primary flight display

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 1, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,070 total, 962 in this make and model, 2,070 as pilot in command, 5.4 in the last 90 days, 2.2 in the last 30 days, 0.5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 84 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: KCKM
- METAR: KCKM 131615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 29/29 A3001 RMK A01

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20240613009439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240613009439A), Jun 13, 2024: Piper PA-34-200T, Clarksdale, MS, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed gear up at ckm.

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 30, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194478. 4.2 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17375126&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSBForm6120.1N2900H%20(002)_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 411 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17373976&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs-Rel.pdf

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.

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