Piper PA-31T N723JP
4 February 2010 · Columbia, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 February 2010 at about 16:43 local time, a Piper PA-31T registered N723JP, operated by Missouri Forge Inc, was involved in an accident near Columbia, Missouri, 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 16:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbia, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Columbia Regional (COU)
- Coordinates
- 38.8181, -92.2197
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31T
- Registration
- N723JP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Missouri Forge Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Doniphan → Columbia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA116
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to verify that the landing gear was fully extended prior to landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the accident occurred during landing at the destination airport under visual weather conditions and light winds. He stated that upon landing, the left main landing gear collapsed and the left wing contacted the runway. The airplane subsequently departed the runway pavement and came to rest about mid-field in the grass adjacent to the runway. It had rotated about 180 degrees and was oriented on an approximately reciprocal heading. The right main landing gear also collapsed during the accident sequence. The pilot stated that verifying the landing gear indications was normally part of his before-landing procedure; however, he could not specifically recall observing three green indications prior to the accident. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the lower fuselage in the vicinity of the cabin entry door. In addition, the inboard landing gear doors exhibited crushing damage consistent with the landing gear being in transit at the time of contact with the runway. The inboard landing gear doors open when the gear is in transit and close after the gear extension sequence is complete. Recorded winds at the time of the accident were 8 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31T accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2010 | Piper PA-31T | Forest City, Iowa, United States | Mayes Aviation, LLC. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Oct 2011 | Piper PA-31T | Toulouse, France | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Nov 2011 | Piper PA-31T | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | Travelaire Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 2009 | Piper PA-31T | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Aero Oro LLC | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-31T | Buenos Aires, Argentina | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Nov 2012 | Piper PA-31T | Curitiba, Brazil | Taxi Aero Hercules, Ltd. | Fatal | 4 |
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