Piper PA-24-180 N7059P
22 April 1999 · Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 April 1999 at about 23:25 local time, a Piper PA-24-180 registered N7059P was involved in an accident near Fernandina Bch, Florida, 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 23:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fernandina Bch Municipal (55J)
- Coordinates
- 30.6494, -81.4408
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-180
- Registration
- N7059P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Mary's → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA99LA138
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to use the printed checklist which resulted in the gear-up landing. A factor associated with the accident was the intermittent failure of the gear warning horn.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported he entered the traffic pattern to land, and though he had a printed checklist on his lap, he did not use it. Instead he relied on his mental checklist for landing. Wearing a headset, the airplane was landed with the landing gear retracted. Postaccident testing of the landing gear extension system revealed no evidence of failure or malfunction. The landing gear 'up' light illuminated with the airplane on the runway and the master switch turned on. Also, the landing gear warning horn was heard by an FAA certificated airframe and powerplant mechanic who entered the airplane while it was on the runway, with the master switch on and the throttle at a low power position. Postaccident testing of the gear warning system in the presence of an FAA inspector revealed that the horn did not operate when the throttle was at a low power setting, the landing gear selector handle was in the 'up' position, and the master switch was turned on.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1999 | Piper PA-24-260 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-24-250 | Fertile, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Dec 1999 | Piper PA-24-400 | Naples, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1999 | Piper PA-24 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-24-180 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1999 | Piper PA-24-180 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
All 2,700 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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