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.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1998 | Piper PA-23-250 | Walker's Cay, Bahamas | Majors Air Services | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Piper PA-23-250 | Albion, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 May 1998 | Piper PA-23-250 | Fargo, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 1998 | Piper PA-23-160 | Somerville, New Jersey, United States | Lino Fazio | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jun 1998 | Piper PA-23-160 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1998 | Piper PA-23-160 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,716 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1998 | Piper PA-28-140 | Bad Axe, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 May 1998 | Dassault DA-20 | Monroe, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1998 | Cessna 337C | New Hudson, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1998 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Hancock, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1998 | Piper PA-44-180 | Howell, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Oct 1998 | Cessna 182N | Genesee, Michigan, United States | Charles Taylor | No injuries | - |