New Piper PA-46-350P N5345S
15 December 2003 · St. Thomas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 December 2003 at about 21:54 local time, a New Piper PA-46-350P registered N5345S was involved in an incident near St. Thomas, United States. 3 people were 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 21:54
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- St. Thomas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cyril E King, St. Thomas, VI (KSTT)
- Coordinates
- 18.3367, -64.8969
- Aircraft
- New Piper PA-46-350P
- Registration
- N5345S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Thomas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL04IA054
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate inflight planning and failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a wheels-up landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that, during landing flare, the airplane touched down on the landing gear then rose back up in the air briefly. The pilot stated he held the airplane in ground effect, and when it settled back toward the runway, the gear folded up as they touched the ground. Witnesses reported the gear was extended at touchdown. Examination revealed the left and right nose gear doors were attached to the airframe along the full length of their respective hinges. The right nose gear door displayed no scraping or damage. The left nose gear door displayed scrape marks on the vent fins, as well as one localized scrape mark on the inboard edge of the door. The localized scrape mark corresponded with the location of the nosewheel tire when in retracted position behind the door. There was no damage observed on the nose gear assembly. Examination of the right main landing gear revealed no damage to the gear door or the wheel hub cap. The radar pod beneath the airplane's right wing displayed scrape damage. Examination of the left main landing gear revealed no damage to the gear door, and the wheel hub cap was scraped around its entire center circumference. Functional testing of the landing gear system revealed no evidence of malfunction.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other New Piper PA-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2000 | New Piper PA-46-350P | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | Stephen E. Howcroft | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 2009 | New Piper PA-46-500T | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Richbuilt Construction LLC | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2009 | New Piper PA-46-500TP | Mendoza, Texas, United States | Riley W Kent | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Mar 2013 | New Piper PA-46-500TP | Brenham, Texas, United States | N665KC LLC | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2003 | Cessna 414 | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Rockwell 500-S | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | State of Alaska Division of Forestry | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Smith RANS S-7 | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Laurel, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2003 | Mooney M20E | Guilford, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Cessna A185F | Marion, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |