COLUMBIA, MO, USA
N154P
PIPER PA-30
THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NORTH-SOUTH RUNWAY AT COTTONWOODS AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. THE AIRPLANE OWNER WAS NOT AWARE THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM HIS LOCKED HANGAR OR WHO MAY HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR REVEALED IT WAS INOPERATIVE BUT THE MANUAL EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL. EVIDENCE REVEALED THE STOLEN AIRPLANE HAD BEEN INTENTIONALLY LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP.
THE GEAR-UP LANDING WHICH WAS MADE BY AN UNKNOWN/UNAUTHORIZED PERSON.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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