Piper PA34 accident near Kingman, Kansas, September 11, 2019
On September 11, 2019 at about 5:36 pm local time, a 1975 Piper PA34, registered N328RG, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Kingman, Kansas (Kingman Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The malfunction of the landing gear extension system for reasons that could not be determined with the available evidence.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 11, 2019 · about 5:36 pm local time
- Place
- Kingman, Kansas · Kingman Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA34 200T, built 1975 · all PA34s on the register
- Registration
- N328RG · no longer on the register · serial 34-7570061
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was on a personal flight when, during final approach for landing, the gear unsafe warning horn sounded. The pilot made a go-around when he saw the gear safe indicator lights were not illuminated. The pilot verified, with another pilot on the ground, that the landing gear were not extended after several attempts to extend the landing gear, including using the emergency extension procedure. The pilot then made a wheels-up landing on the runway, during which the airplane’s lower fuselage structural longerons were substantially damaged. After the accident, the landing gear extended into the down-and-locked position when the airplane was hoisted off the runway surface using a crane and straps. Postaccident examination and testing revealed no issues with the normal landing gear extension/retraction system or the emergency extension procedure. The investigation was unable to duplicate the pilot’s report that he was unable to extend the landing gear using the normal and/or emergency procedures during the flight. The reason for the malfunction of the landing gear extension system could not be determined based on the available evidence.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear not configured during landing defining event
- Abnormal runway contact during landing
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Gear extension and retract sys › Malfunction
- Not determined › Not determined › (general) › (general) › Unknown/Not determined
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,760 hours in all; 225 in this make and model; 103 in the last 90 days; 19 in the last 30 days; 4,932 as pilot in command; 476 on instruments
- Last flight review: September 4, 2019
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,752.2 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 8, 2018; 100.9 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,000 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Continental TSIO-360-EB1 (piston); 431 hours total
- Engine 2: Continental TSIO-360-EB1 (piston); 1,309 hours total
- Operator: Aircraft Resource Management, LLC
The flight
- Departed from: ICT Wichita KS at 4:30 pm
- Destination: 9K8 Kingman KS
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 18, 4,300 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 17 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observation at 5:52 pm from HUT, 27 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KHUT 111752Z 19017KT 10SM CLR 32/20 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP135 T03170200 10317 20217 58006=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
9 documents, released by the NTSB on August 22, 2022. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Pilot Statement | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Memorandum of Conversation (Ezra Olson) | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 4 | Memorandum of Conversation (Jason Jaworsky) | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 5 | FAA Inspector Statement | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
| 6 | Airplane and Engine Logbooks (Excerpts) | PDF, 4 pages | View Download |
| 7 | Piper PA-34-200T Pilot Operating Handbook (Excerpts) | PDF, 8 pages | View Download |
| 8 | Weather | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 9 | Photos | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
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