MINR · Piper PA-24-250 · 1997-12-01 · LUBBOCK, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW98LA060
Event ID
20001208X09185
Type
Accident
Date
1997-12-01
Location
LUBBOCK, TX, USA
Coordinates
33.590793, -101.850303
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-24-250
Registration
N6661P
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The inadequate maintenance of the landing gear assembly by maintenance personnel resulting in a partial gear extension, and the pilot's misjudgment of a proper touchdown point to intentionally shut down the engine resulting in the airplane landing short of the runway. A factor was the soft terrain.