Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane for landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that he selected the landing gear down before landing, however, the landing gear did not extend. The pilot determined that it was too late to safely execute a go-around, and the airplane subsequently landed on its belly, resulting in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Postaccident examination revealed that a toggle switch that is used to energize the hydraulic system for the extension of the landing gear was inadvertently left in the OFF position by the pilot.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN25LA201 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 7, 2025
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Pawhuska, Oklahoma
- Nearest airport
- Pawhuska Muni (H76)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built 235
- N-number
- N25DB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1993
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Flight test
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.