No fatalities
10 Oct 2024: PIPER PA-30 — LEASEAIR LLC — Springfield, MO
On 10 Oct 2024, a PIPER PA-30 operated by LEASEAIR LLC was involved in an aviation accident near Springfield, MO. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor’s inability to confirm landing gear position before landing due to the sun glare which resulted in gear up landing. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s inability to confirm landing gear position before landing due to the sun glare which resulted in gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was an undetected tripped circuit breaker for the landing gear and the inoperative gear warning horn.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Not used/operatedInoperativeEffect on operationFlight crew