Piper PA-23-250 N154CH
26 April 1998 · Fruitland Park, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1998 at about 17:40 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N154CH was involved in an accident near Fruitland Park, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fruitland Park, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying Palomino Ranch (5X1)
- Coordinates
- 28.8495, -81.8995
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N154CH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Orlando → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA98LA145
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to attain the proper rate of descent at touchdown.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After a report of a normal touchdown on the grass runway, the right main landing gear fork and rod assembly failed. The right wing dropped, contacted the runway, and the airplane veered to the right and collided with obstructions. Metallurgical examination of the failed fork and rod assembly, and AN bolt, revealed that the fork failed due to overstress and the bolt failed in shear. No preexisting cracks were noted in the failed fork or bolt.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1998 | Piper PA-23-250 | Walker's Cay, Bahamas | Majors Air Services | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Piper PA-23-250 | Albion, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 May 1998 | Piper PA-23-250 | Fargo, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 1998 | Piper PA-23-160 | Somerville, New Jersey, United States | Lino Fazio | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jun 1998 | Piper PA-23-160 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1998 | Piper PA-23-160 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1998 | Cessna 172F | Spring Hill, Florida, United States | Barrett A. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172G | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1998 | Gulfstream American 690C | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1998 | Mohr SKYBOLT | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1998 | Bell 47G | Bunnell, Florida, United States | Wing and Rotor International | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1998 | Beechcraft 95 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | RAY T. Hanselman | Minor injuries | - |