Piper PA-28R-200 N2981R
9 January 2003 · Roanoke, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 January 2003 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N2981R, operated by Marcair Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Roanoke, Texas, United States. 2 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Roanoke, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Northwest Regional Airport (52F)
- Coordinates
- 33.0497, -97.2322
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N2981R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Marcair Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Roanoke → Roanoke
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW03LA207
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The failure of the main landing gear assembly and attach points for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On a post-flight inspection, the left main landing gear was found forced through the upper left wing surface, and the right main landing gear distorted the upper right wing surface. The reason for the failure of the main landing gear assembly and attach points was not determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Delta, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-28R | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2003 | Piper PA-28R | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2003 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Pell City, Alabama, United States | Mark Gregory Etheredge | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 2003 | Piper PA-28R-200 | La Sal, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 May 2003 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2003 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | Marcair | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2003 | Robinson R22 BETA | Ozona, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2003 | Cessna 550 | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Robinson R22 BETA | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Boeing A75N1 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Apex CAP 10B | Gladewater, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |