Piper PA-60 N9784Q
16 September 1987 · W.palm Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1987 at about 07:32 local time, a Piper PA-60 registered N9784Q, operated by Top Flight Service, Inc., was involved in an incident near W.palm Beach, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:32
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- W.palm Beach, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palm Beach Int'l (PBI)
- Coordinates
- 26.6597, -80.0909
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-60
- Registration
- N9784Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Top Flight Service, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Miami → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA87IA246
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT ON LANDING AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 1000 FT. THE SCISSORS ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT DISCONNECTED CAUSING THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO ROTATE & SKID. HE THEN APPLIED HEAVY LEFT BRAKE TO KEEP THE ACFT STRAIGHT ON THE RUNWAY, BUT THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LINK FAILED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO ROTATE 90 DEGREES, SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSING THE MAIN GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-60-601P | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Samuel Kasdin | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Dec 1987 | Piper PA-60-600 | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | Air Continental, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-60-601 | Hillsboro, Texas, United States | Cary E.gillum | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-60 | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-60-602P | Ravenna, Ohio, United States | Robert P. Syme | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-60 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | Johm M. Hitt | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-34-200 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Mar 1987 | Aero Mirage TC-2 | Williston, Florida, United States | Kenneth Wheeler | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Apr 1987 | Eagle C-7 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1987 | Bellanca 7GCBG | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Florida City, Florida, United States | American Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |