Piper PA-46-500TP N747DN
9 July 2001 · Pahokee, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 July 2001 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-46-500TP registered N747DN, operated by New Piper Aircraft Inc., was involved in an accident near Pahokee, Florida, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pahokee, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palm Beach County Glades (PHK)
- Coordinates
- 26.7858, -80.6933
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-500TP
- Registration
- N747DN
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- New Piper Aircraft Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vero Beach → Pahokee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL01LA104
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the checklist while making an approach for landing resulting in a wheels up landing. Contributing to the accident was the certified flight instructor inadequate supervision of the rated pilot receiving instruction.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot receiving instruction and the CFI were making an approach for landing. The checklist was not completed which resulted in a wheels up landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-46-310P | Bulverde, Texas, United States | Mr. Jan M. Klinck & Mr. Gary K. Klinck | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-46-350P | Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States | William C. Plate | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-46-350P | Stockton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-46-350 | Westfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jan 2001 | Piper PA 46-350P | Chillicothe, Ohio, United States | Jerry Richard Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 2001 | Piper PA-46-500TP | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Leonard Korman | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2001 | Enstrom F-28C | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2001 | Robinson R-22 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2001 | Cessna 177 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Thomas W. Norton | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA300/L | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2001 | Boeing 737-200 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Beechcraft C90 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |