| Crash location | 38.661944°N, 90.651944°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | St. Louis, MO
38.627256°N, 90.244930°W 22.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N618MA |
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| Accident date | 20 Aug 2008 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA46-500TP |
| Additional details: | None |
While landing at the destination airport, the pilot failed to lower the landing gear. The airplane settled on the runway centerline gear up, departed the right side of the runway, and came to rest in the grass. The pilot was able to egress the airplane without assistance. Damage was discovered to the airplane's left wing leading edge, belly, and fuselage.
The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was placed in the down position prior to landing.