Date:	Thursday 20 March 2025
Time:	12:40 LT
Type:	Piper PA-28R-201T Turbo Arrow III
Owner/operator:	Arrow Blue N38871 LLC
Registration:	N38871
MSN:	28R-7703281
Year of manufacture:	1977
Total airframe hrs:	4730 hours
Engine model:	Continental T5IO-360-FB
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Liberal Municipal Airport (LBL/KLBL), Liberal, KS -   United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Liberal Municipal Airport, KS (LBL/KLBL)
Destination airport:	Liberal Municipal Airport, KS (LBL/KLBL)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
According to the pilot, shortly after takeoff, he heard a slapping noise outside the right front door of the airplane. He determined that the seatbelt was outside the door, and he decided to land to fix it. While on a midfield downwind to the runway, another pilot radioed that he was entering the vicinity of the airport to land. The accident pilot stated that he attempted to gauge the other pilot's proximity to the airport and prepare himself for a crosswind landing and forgot to complete his prelanding checklist, which included lowering the landing gear. The airplane landed gear up, which resulted in substantial damage to the longerons on the belly of the airplane.
The pilot reported that there were no malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the prelanding checklist.

NTSB CEN25LA133
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38871

https://photos.flightaware.com/photos/retriever/4bb8e62397b1f43aa8dd848f0877831824f51bd2 (photo)

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
28-Mar-2025 12:08	Captain Adam	Added
23-Jul-2025 11:45	ASN Update Bot	Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ]