Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-60-601P accident near Scappoose, Washington, July 13, 2022
On July 13, 2022, a 1980 Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-60-601P, registered N601NG, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Scappoose, Washington (Scappoose airport). It was a business 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).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to utilize a prelanding checklist.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 13, 2022
- Place
- Scappoose, Washington · Scappoose · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-60-601P, built 1980 · all PA-60-601Ps on the register
- Registration
- N601NG · registry record · serial 61P07908063402
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that, he was a little behind the airplane because of the short duration of the flight and he did not use a prelanding checklist to verify that the landing gear was extended before touchdown. The bottom of the fuselage was substantially damaged during the gear up landing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Forgotten action/omission › Pilot
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Use of checklist › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,307 hours in all; 860 in this make and model; 6 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 2,052 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: August 31, 2021
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,014 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 15, 2021
- Maximum gross weight: 6,250 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Lycoming IO-540-S1A5 (piston); 4,117 hours total
- Engine 2: Lycoming IO-540-S1A5 (piston); 4,054 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HIO Hillsboro OR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 33, 5,100 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 9 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter: 29.84 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from KSPB
Weather report (METAR): KSPB 130053Z AUTO 31009G17KT 10SM -RA CLR 29/15 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 P0000 T02890150
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 WPR22LA272.