Piper PA-34-200T N7681F
15 February 2023 · Cahokia, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 February 2023 at about 21:20 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N7681F was involved in an accident near Cahokia, 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 21:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cahokia, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Louis Downtown Parks (KCPS)
- Coordinates
- 38.5704, -90.1551
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N7681F
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1976
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cahokia → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN23LA115
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to extent the landing gear before landing.
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 touch and go landings. On the fourth traffic pattern, the controller requested that he turn inside of the airplane that was on final approach. The pilot stated that he delayed extending the landing gear until he turned the airplane onto the final approach leg. After he reduced the airspeed, he selected flaps and extended the landing gear. During the landing, the pilot “heard the sound of metal” and realized that the landing gear was not extended. The pilot reported that when he moved the landing gear handle, he did not see the unsafe landing gear warning light, nor was there a landing gear warning horn. The airplane sustained damage to the lower fuselage. The mechanic that recovered the airplane after the accident reported that the landing gear extended normally, and the landing gear warning horn was audible. Further, the pilot reported to the responding inspector that he had just forgot to extend the landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 2023 | Piper PA-34-220T | New Harmony, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Dec 2023 | Piper PA-34-200T | Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2023 | Piper PA-34-200T | Conceição do Araguáia, Brazil | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 2023 | Piper PA-34-220T | São Pedro da Água Branca,, Brazil | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2023 | Piper PA 34 | Chilliwack BC, Canada | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Sep 2023 | Piper PA-34-200T | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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