Piper PA-28R-201 accident near Tucson, Arizona, July 3, 1992
On July 3, 1992 at about 6:35 pm local time, a Piper PA-28R-201, registered N91886, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tucson, Arizona (Pinal Airpark airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING AND THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 3, 1992 · about 6:35 pm local time · cases in 1992
- Place
- Tucson, Arizona · Pinal Airpark · cases near this airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201 · all PA-28R-201s on the register
- Registration
- N91886 · no longer on the register · serial 28-37037
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT HE AND THE STUDENT WERE PERFORMING SIMULATED FORCED LANDINGS TO THE AIRPORT RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HE BECAME PREOCCUPIED AND NEGLECTED TO NOTICE THAT THE STUDENT HAD FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,251 hours in all; 115 in this make and model; 170 in the last 90 days; 63 in the last 30 days; 1,200 as pilot in command; 898 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,995 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 30, 1992; 95 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,750 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Atti, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: CGZ Casa Grande AZ at 6:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 12, 6,860 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 106°F (41°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N91886 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N91886: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 18,623 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Piper 44,842 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 8,560 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Pinal Airpark · nearest airport
- Casa Grande Municipal · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Arizona 2,985 since 1982 · 468 in the last ten years
- Arizona 8,431 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N91886 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/LAX92LA287.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.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.