Jack A Frohbieter QUESTAIR VENTURE N281F

Summary

On 28 October 2021 at about 16:10 local time, a Jack A Frohbieter QUESTAIR VENTURE registered N281F was involved in an accident near Robbinsville, New Jersey, 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.

Date

28 October 2021 at 16:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Robbinsville, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Trenton-Robbinsville (N87)

Coordinates

40.2139, -74.6018

Aircraft

Jack A Frohbieter QUESTAIR VENTURE

Registration

N281F

Category

Airplane

Year built

2019

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA040

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to utilize the aircraft checklist.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during his approach to land he was distracted by an air traffic conflict. As he monitored the conflict, he said that he forgot to use his pre-landing checklist and subsequently failed to extend the landing gear. He believed that he had an opportunity to catch the problem but was concerned about the other aircraft in the traffic pattern. The airplane landed gear up and slid to a stop on the runway. The pilot did not report any anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who responded to the scene confirmed the structural damage to the belly of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.