# NTSB ERA22LA436: Piper PA60, N711TL, Richmond, KY, September 25, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: September 25, 2022, 18:19 local (22:19 UTC)
- Place: Richmond, KY
- Coordinates: 37.631533, -84.33244
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6315&lon=-84.3324&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: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106210
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA436
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106210/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106210
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA436

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to 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-60-700P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=7106023), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: configuration](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-60-700P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017/cases.md?model=7106023), [All aircraft, 80 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017/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-60-700P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=7106023), [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-60-700P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=7106023), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot of the multiengine airplane reported that he had completed six touch-and-go landings uneventfully. During approach for the seventh landing, he was distracted by a low fuel caution light illuminating in the cockpit, and other traffic in the area. The pilot forgot to extend the landing gear and the airplane landed on the runway with the landing gear retracted. The airplane came to rest upright on the runway and postaccident examination of it revealed substantial damage to the fuselage stringers. The pilot further reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N711TL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711TL), registered now, S/N 608423017, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60 (700P)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-60-700P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-60-700p) (registry code 7106023) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 608423017
- Year built: 1984
- Airframe hours: 3036
- Engines: Lycoming TIO-540 350 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming LTIO-540 350 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 12, 2021
- Airport: RGA, Central Kentucky Regional, runway 36, 5,001 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; commercial, private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land, multi-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 22, 2022; seat: left; flight hours: 5,025 total, 428 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 17 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.83 inHg
- Observed at: KRGA
- METAR: METAR KRGA 252220Z AUTO 28017G23KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A2983

## 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 20220925017249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220925017249A), Sep 25, 2022: Piper Aircraft Corp PA-60-700P, Richmond, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he forgot to put the landing gear down. He reported no mechanical issue with aircraft.

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 11, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106210. 2.8 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14786936&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Weather report (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 248 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14745973&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Metars-Rel.pdf
- Photo array (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 418 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14747790&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-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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