Probable cause
The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.
NTSB analysis
According to the pilot, he was preoccupied with flying duties and forgot to lower the landing gear prior to landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage during the landing. A postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN11CA461 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 4, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Amarillo, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Rick Husband Amarillo (AMA)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Piper PA-24-180
- N-number
- N5621P
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.