Accident · 2024-10-10
What the record says
- Event date
- 2024-10-10
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA-30 (N7577Y)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- LEASEAIR LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- LEASEAIR LLC
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s inability to confirm landing gear position before landing due to the sun glare which resulted in gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was an undetected tripped circuit breaker for the landing gear and the inoperative gear warning horn.
Source: NTSB case CEN25LA016Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instructor | Airline transport pilot / Flight instructor | Airplane | 24 | Class 1 (2023-11-30) | 1,600 total · 36 in this make/model · 1,500 as PIC · 154 last 90 days |
| Pilot pilot flying | Commercial | Airplane | 27 | Class 1 (2022-06-10) | 315 total · 6 in this make/model · 162 as PIC · 9 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.