Piper PA-28R-201 N3714T
14 July 2009 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 July 2009 at about 18:27 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201 registered N3714T, operated by Illinois Avaition Academy Inc., was involved in an accident near West Chicago, Illinois, United States. One person was 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 18:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- DuPage Airport (DPA)
- Coordinates
- 41.9069, -88.2481
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201
- Registration
- N3714T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Illinois Avaition Academy Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Chicago → West Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA439
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear resulting in a wheels-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot being distracted by mowers near the approach end of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was performing a practice engine-out short approach as part of his pattern work. He went through his pre-landing checklist on downwind and noticed tractor mowers near the runway. During the approach he divided his attention between the "aimpoint," airspeed, and tractors next to the runway and "failed" to put the landing gear down. The airplane landed wheels up on the runway and was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions associated with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 1,342 records for this type
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