Piaggio P180 N29JS
1 March 2010 · Greensboro, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 March 2010 at about 12:30 local time, a Piaggio P180 registered N29JS, operated by Franklin Mew, was involved in an accident near Greensboro, North Carolina, 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Piedmont Triad International (GSO)
- Coordinates
- 36.1014, -79.9381
- Aircraft
- Piaggio P180
- Registration
- N29JS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Franklin Mew
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenville → Greensboro
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA156
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly configure the landing gear for landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention looking for traffic and manipulating the secondary trim controls.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that after takeoff, he experienced a primary trim failure and continued to the destination using secondary trim. The pilot stated that during final approach his airspeed was too high to lower the landing gear. The pilot "continued working the trim," and was looking for any traffic in the pattern. In the landing flare, he heard "an unusual noise like something scraping," performed a go-around, and realized he had not extended the landing gear. The pilot then extended the gear and landed without incident. Inspection of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the airplane's fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piaggio P180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2010 | Piaggio P180 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Avantair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2012 | Piaggio P180 | Henderson, Nevada, United States | Avantair Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2012 | Piaggio P180 | Boyne City, Michigan, United States | Flagship Private Air, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2007 | Piaggio P180 | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | Avantair | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2013 | Piaggio P180 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Avantair Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2007 | Piaggio P180 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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