Piper PA-31-325 N49RB
23 March 2002 · Fort Laudedale, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 March 2002 at about 23:02 local time, a Piper PA-31-325 registered N49RB, operated by Twin Air, was involved in an incident near Fort Laudedale, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:02
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Fort Laudedale, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Intl. (KFLL)
- Coordinates
- 26.0728, -80.1528
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-325
- Registration
- N49RB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Twin Air
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marsh Harbor → Ft. Lauderdale
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA02IA072
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to assure all items of the before landing checklist were complied with before landing, resulting in the wheels up landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, due to radio traffic congestion at his landing airport, he missed the tower's call for his landing clearance, and his attempts to confirm his clearance were continually blocked. He completed all items on his before landing checklist except the landing gear, and by the time he got confirmation to land, he was on short final approach, and he forgot to lower the landing gear. Postcrash examination of the wheels up warning circuit revealed an operable warning horn.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-31-325 | Weaverville, North Carolina, United States | Avery Eugene Cleland | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2002 | Piper PA-31 | Atlanta, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-31-350 | Sanderson, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-31-350 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 2002 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kerrville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-31-350 | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2002 | Cessna 182Q | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2002 | Agusta A119 | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2002 | Cessna 172P | Lutz, Florida, United States | Troy Mason Heidel | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Beagle B-206 SERIES 2 | McAlpin, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Mooney M20J | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-46-310P | Osteen, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |