Piper AEROSTAR 6 N3640D
21 November 2008 · Middletown, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 November 2008 at about 18:34 local time, a Piper AEROSTAR 6 registered N3640D was involved in an accident near Middletown, Ohio, 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 18:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middletown, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hook Field Municipal (MWO)
- Coordinates
- 39.5317, -84.3964
- Aircraft
- Piper AEROSTAR 6
- Registration
- N3640D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Beaufort → Middletown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA119
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to verify that the landing gear was down and locked prior to landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that after an uneventful flight, he entered the traffic pattern at the destination airport. He extended the landing gear as the airplane was crossing mid-field on downwind for runway 23 (6,100 feet by 100 feet, asphalt). There was a right quartering headwind for landing. The pilot noted that he was focused on maintaining airspeed and establishing the proper crosswind landing attitude. As a result, he failed to check the landing gear position lights in order to verify that the gear was down and locked. After landing, the left main landing gear collapsed, followed by the right main landing gear. The airplane skidded to the left and came to rest in the grassy area adjacent to the runway. The pilot noted that the cockpit landing gear lever provided resistance although it was not fully in the down position. He added that there were no failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper AEROSTAR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2009 | Piper AEROSTAR 6 | Minga Guazu, Paraguay | N601RP Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Aug 2007 | Piper AEROSTAR 601P | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Austin Brennen | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2010 | Piper AEROSTAR 601P | Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2011 | Piper AEROSTAR 601P | Alpine, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2012 | Piper AEROSTAR 601P | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Ivans Norman B | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2004 | Piper AEROSTAR 602P | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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