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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ERA22LA436

2022-09-25 Richmond, Kentucky, United States Airport · RGA None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N711TL

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-60-700P

Year of manufacture

1984 · 38 years old at event

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19841213

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A98178

Registrant of record

BARNE GEORGE H

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

  • Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Forgotten action/omission-Pilot
  • Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Configuration-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_ERA22LA436.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.