Piper PA-24-260 accident near Redmond, Oregon, August 1, 2004
On August 1, 2004 at about 11:47 pm local time, a Piper PA-24-260, registered N9394P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Redmond, Oregon (Roberts Field). It was a personal 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).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
Unknown malfunction of the landing gear system for undetermined reasons that resulted in a gear collapse during landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 1, 2004 · about 11:47 pm local time
- Place
- Redmond, Oregon · Roberts Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260 · all PA-24-260s on the register
- Registration
- N9394P · registry record · serial 24-4897
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
On landing, just as the airplane touched down, the landing gear collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot reported that he lowered the landing gear after entering the downwind for the landing runway. He stated that after lowering the gear, the "down and locked" indicator light illuminated confirming the gear was down. He further stated the landing flare was normal, however the airplane continued to settle, eventually landing with the gear in the up position. Post accident evaluation of the landing gear system, to include a gear swing, revealed no anomalies that would have prevented the landing gear from fully extending to the down and locked position.
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
- AIRFRAME/COMPONENT/SYSTEM FAILURE/MALFUNCTION during landing
- GEAR COLLAPSED during landing
Pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land, none, APLN, none
- Flight time: 1,064 hours in all; 137 in this make and model; 27 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 980 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: June 26, 2004
- Medical certificate: class 3
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,244 hours
- Last inspection: type not recorded, March 24, 2004; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: TIW Tacoma WA at 10:30 pm
- Destination: RDM Redmond OR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 28, 7,006 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 90°C, dew point 43°C
- Altimeter: 29.809999 inHg
- Observation at 10:56 pm from KRDM
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number SEA04LA153.