# NTSB MKC89LA122: Piper PA-30, N154P, Columbia, MO, June 1, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 31, 1989, 23:00 local (Jun 1, 1989, 04:00 UTC)
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Coordinates: 38.950664, -92.319129 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9507&lon=-92.3191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC89LA122
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34799/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA122

## Probable cause

THE GEAR-UP LANDING WHICH WAS MADE BY AN UNKNOWN/UNAUTHORIZED PERSON.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Gear not extended, landing - roll
  - wheels up landing - intentional, unknown (cause)
  - stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - intentional, unknown (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NORTH-SOUTH RUNWAY AT COTTONWOODS AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. THE AIRPLANE OWNER WAS NOT AWARE THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM HIS LOCKED HANGAR OR WHO MAY HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR REVEALED IT WAS INOPERATIVE BUT THE MANUAL EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL. EVIDENCE REVEALED THE STOLEN AIRPLANE HAD BEEN INTENTIONALLY LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N154P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154P-2012-08-07), registration cancelled 2012-08-07, S/N 30-137, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30-737
- Airframe hours: 3635
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-320-B1A 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Bond, Roy
- Registered owner: Roy E Bond
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 9, 1988, 80 hours before
- Destination: K24, COLUMBIA, MO
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: K24, Cottonwoods, runway 18, 2,400 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark

## 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 19890531028499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890531028499A), May 31, 1989: Piper PA30, Columbia, MO, Substantial damage. Stolen aircraft landed gear up and abandoned. Pilot not found.

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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