Piper PA23-250 N13878
20 March 2006 · Morristown, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 March 2006 at about 22:57 local time, a Piper PA23-250 registered N13878 was involved in an accident near Morristown, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 22:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morristown, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morristown Municipal (MMU)
- Coordinates
- 40.7992, -74.4147
- Aircraft
- Piper PA23-250
- Registration
- N13878
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Philadelphia → Morristown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC06CA080
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's premature shutdown of both engines, which resulted in a forced landing short of the runway. A factor was a landing gear malfunction indication for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Landing gear indications were normal for both the preflight inspection and gear retraction after takeoff. However, at the destination airport, the right main landing down gear indication did not illuminate when the landing gear was lowered. The pilot flew by the control tower, and was advised that the landing gear "appeared to be down." The pilot subsequently switched indicator bulbs, and determined that the bulb was not the problem. The pilot did not report attempting to pump the landing gear down. Because of the amount of fuel onboard, the pilot decided to feather and shut down both engines during the final approach. However, after doing so, the airplane struck a berm short of the runway. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that damage to the airplane precluded further investigation of the landing gear system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2010 | Piper PA23 | North Bimini, Bahamas | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Nov 2011 | Piper PA23 | Quibdo, Colombia | Aerolineas Alas de Colombia LTDA. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2011 | Piper PA23 | Truckee, California, United States | Brian J Mettler | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2012 | Piper PA23 | Igualada, Spain, Spain | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2013 | Piper PA23-250 | Winsted, Minnesota, United States | Tri-State Drilling | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1998 | Piper PA23-250 | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | Leonard C. Redmond III | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 4 Mar 2006 | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 | Hardwick, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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