Piper PA-31-350 N209TA
5 June 2001 · North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 June 2001 at about 02:32 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N209TA was involved in an accident near North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 10 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 02:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- North Las Vegas (VGT)
- Coordinates
- 36.2117, -115.1958
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- N209TA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grand Canyon → North Las Vegas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX01FA201
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Probable cause
fatigue failure of the right main landing gear retraction arm.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot experienced landing gear problems following takeoff from the departure airport. The pilot flew the airplane to the destination airport with the landing gear extended after attempting without success to troubleshoot the landing gear problem. The pilot reported that he observed the three green landing gear extended and locked lights. When the airplane touched down at the destination airport and the pilot applied brakes, the right main landing gear collapsed and the airplane veered off the runway to the right. Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed a fractured landing gear retraction arm. The arm failed as a result of fatigue cracking, which initiated for an unknown reason. The retraction arm had accumulated approximately 13,231 hours. The airplane had accrued 47.9 hours of flight time since its last inspection.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2001 | Piper PA 31-350 | Nahant, Massachusetts, United States | Dana Lake | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-31-350 | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | Key Lime Air | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-31-350 | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2001 | Piper PA-31-350 | Newark, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-31-350 | Bern Township, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-31-350 | Orleans, France | Tulip Air B.V. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2001 | Cessna 210K | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2001 | Champion 7FC | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2001 | Cessna TU-206F | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2001 | Aviat A-1B | Apex, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2001 | Sparke AIR COMMAND 582 DUAL | Gerlach, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2001 | Cessna 182E | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Skydive Las Vegas | Minor injuries | - |