Piper PA-31-325 N10QB
10 August 2000 · Omaha, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 2000 at about 23:20 local time, a Piper PA-31-325 registered N10QB was involved in an accident near Omaha, Nebraska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Millard Airport (MLE)
- Coordinates
- 41.2104, -96.1196
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-325
- Registration
- N10QB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Creighton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI00LA255
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
the landing gear not deployed, the checklist not followed, the lack of familiarity with the airplane, the landing gear warning system not understood, and the landing gear warning disregarded by the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane received substantial damage during a gear-up landing. The pilot stated that during landing a warning horn sounded which he thought was the stall warning; the pilot continued the landing. Postaccident testing of the landing gear revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | Patton Aviatin Inc,. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Lumber City, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kiowa, Colorado, United States | Key Lime Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Tanana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2000 | Piper PA-31-350 | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-31-325 | Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-32-300 | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2000 | Champion 7GCBC | Valentine, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2000 | Pzl-Mielec M-18A | Champion, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2000 | Cessna 152 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2000 | Beechcraft 35 | Columbus, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Aug 2000 | Cessna 208B | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |