Plane Crash List

Piper PA-23-250 N33MP

26 August 1998 · Grosse Ile, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 August 1998 at about 00:20 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N33MP was involved in an accident near Grosse Ile, Michigan, 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 00:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Grosse Ile, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Grosse Ile Municipal (ONZ)
Coordinates
42.1291, -83.1505
Aircraft
Piper PA-23-250
Registration
N33MP
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI98LA345

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

the pilot in command (CFI)'s diverted attention and his failure to select landing gear extension.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in command (CFI) stated that he was following another airplane on final approach for landing. He said that he anticipated a go around and when the other airplane cleared the runway he elected to land. He said that due to this his attention was diverted and he forgot to select the landing gear extension and the airplane landed with the landing gear not extended.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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