Piper PA-28R-180 N7576J
17 April 2001 · Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 April 2001 at about 21:50 local time, a Piper PA-28R-180 registered N7576J was involved in an accident near Saint Cloud, Minnesota, 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 21:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Cloud Muni (STC)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Registration
- N7576J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St Cloud → St Cloud
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA118
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The inadvertent wheels-up landing by the pilot. A factor was the pilots failure to follow the before landing checklist.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was substantially damaged during a wheels-up landing. In a written statement the pilot stated that he, "...forgot to lower [the] wheels." One item of the 'Before landing check list' says, "5. Gear - DOWN & LOCKED (150 MPH MAX)."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Cattaraugus, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-28R | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Spanaflight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2001 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Lexington, Virginia, United States | Donald P. Jeffer, Jr. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2001 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Webb Lake, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
All 1,342 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2001 | Cessna 150M | South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2001 | Douglas DC-9-31 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Beechcraft V35 | Mounds View, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2001 | Schweizer 269C | Walker, Minnesota, United States | Northern Flights Helicopter Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Dodge Center, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-38-112 | Tracy, Minnesota, United States | Matthew Hagen Sederstrom | No injuries | - |