Piper PA-601P N9756Q

Summary

On 8 August 1999 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-601P registered N9756Q, operated by Robert B. North, was involved in an accident near West Dover, Vermont, United States. 4 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.

Date

8 August 1999 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

West Dover, Vermont, United States

Nearest airport

Mount Snow (4V8)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-601P

Registration

N9756Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Robert B. North

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ithaca → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC99LA228

Nobody was injured.

was the diverted attention of the pilot, which resulted in his failure to maintain airspeed, and his failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot cancelled his IFR clearance as he neared his destination airport, and flew visually. When the airplane was about 3 to 5 miles from the airport, he lowered the landing gear and wing flaps. When the airplane was about 2 miles away, he lost visual contact with the runway, added power for a go-around, and retracted the wing flaps and landing gear. When he was about 1/2 mile from the runway, he re-acquired the runway visually. He reduced the power, and lowered the flaps; however, he forgot to lower the landing gear. He also failed to maintain airspeed and the airplane dropped in from about 50 feet. The lower aft fuselage was crushed upon touchdown.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.