Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II, N1582X: Incident occurred June 17, 2020 at Punxsutawney Municipal Airport (N35), Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Aircraft landed gear up.

https://registry.faa.gov/N1582X

Date: 17-JUN-20
Time: 21:30:00Z
Regis#: N1582X
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28R
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: PUNXSUTAWNEY
State: PENNSYLVANIA

PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsutawney Municipal Airport was the site of a crash landing Wednesday evening when a plane came in for landing without the landing gear engaged.

According to reports from the scene, the Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II airplane was being operated by a pilot who had purchased the plane in the state of Indiana, and was flying it to his home in Connecticut. He planned to fuel up at the midway point, and found himself at the Punxsutawney airport.

The pilot did not sustain any injuries and was able to walk away from the crash.

The Punxsutawney Area Fire Department, Elk Run and Lindsey fire companies with assistance from members of Central Fire Department. The firefighters pumped fuel out of the one wing as other inflated airbags under the plane for it to be lifted. Once the plane was lifted the landing gear was lowered so it could be towed off the runway.

Members of the airport authority, Punxsutawney-based state police and Jefferson County EMS were also on scene.

The plane’s propeller and one of the runway lights sustained damage during the crash.

http://www.thecourierexpress.com

BELL TOWNSHIP — A Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II airplane crash landed at the Punxsutawney Municipal Airport at 6pm on Wednesday evening, when the pilot landed the plane without the landing gear being deployed.

According to the reports from the scene, the pilot had purchased the plane in the state of Indiana and was flying it back to Connecticut, where he lives, when he was looking to fuel up at the midway point airport and ended up landing at Punxsutawney Municipal Airport.

The pilot did not sustain injuries and walked away from the incident.

The Punxsutawney Fire Department’s Elk Run and Lindsey fire companies, with assistance from members of the Central Fire Department, were able to pump the fuel out of the one wing as firefighters inflated airbags under the plane to lift it up in order to lower the landing gear so the plane could be towed off the runway.

The plane's propeller sustained some damage, and one of the runway lights at the airport was damaged as well.

In addition to the the Punxsutawney Fire Department, the Airport Authority was assisted at the scene by Punxsutawney-based Pennsylvania State Police and Jefferson County EMS.

https://www.punxsutawneyspirit.com