Accident · 2025-10-19
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-10-19
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA-24-250 (N5865P)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was properly extended before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s unfamiliarity with the landing gear warning horn and failure to verify the gear was extended with the cockpit position indicators.
Source: NTSB case CEN26LA025Flight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Private | None | 47 | Class 3 (2024-06-20) | 162 total · 40 in this make/model · 23 as PIC · 36 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.