No fatalities

PIPER PA-30 accident at Houston, TX, 16 Dec 2021

Houston, TX, United States

On December 16, 2021, a PIPER PA-30 operated by GARDNER JAMES R was involved in an aviation accident near Houston, TX. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The instructed pilot and the flight instructor’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing resulting in a wheels up landing. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

The instructed pilot and the flight instructor’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing resulting in a wheels up landing.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Student/instructed pilotInstructor/check pilotNot used/operated