Piper PA60 accident near Richmond, Kentucky, September 25, 2022
On September 25, 2022 at about 10:19 pm local time, a 1984 Piper PA60, registered N711TL, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Richmond, Kentucky (Central Kentucky Regional 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 pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 25, 2022 · about 10:19 pm local time · cases in 2022
- Place
- Richmond, Kentucky · Central Kentucky Regional · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA60 700P, built 1984 · all PA60s on the register
- Registration
- N711TL · registry record · serial 608423017
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of the multiengine airplane reported that he had completed six touch-and-go landings uneventfully. During approach for the seventh landing, he was distracted by a low fuel caution light illuminating in the cockpit, and other traffic in the area. The pilot forgot to extend the landing gear and the airplane landed on the runway with the landing gear retracted. The airplane came to rest upright on the runway and postaccident examination of it revealed substantial damage to the fuselage stringers. The pilot further reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.
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
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Forgotten action/omission › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Configuration › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,025 hours in all; 428 in this make and model; 57 in the last 90 days; 18 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: August 22, 2022
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,036 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 12, 2021
- Maximum gross weight: 6,315 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Lycoming LTIO-540 (piston); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Lycoming TIO-540 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 5,001 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 17 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 29.83 inHg
- Observation at 6:20 pm from KRGA
Weather report (METAR): METAR KRGA 252220Z AUTO 28017G23KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A2983
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 2 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on May 11, 2023. 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 | Weather Report | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Photo Array | PDF, 2 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N711TL on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Piper PA-60 Aerostar 57 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Piper 44,838 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming LTIO-540 5 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-540 5,073 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Central Kentucky Regional · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Kentucky 702 since 1982 · 111 in the last ten years
- Kentucky 2,977 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ERA22LA436.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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