Piper PA-30 N7106Y
25 September 2002 · Gilford, New Hampshire, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 September 2002 at about 15:25 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7106Y, operated by Alan Emerson Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Gilford, New Hampshire, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gilford, New Hampshire, United States
- Nearest airport
- Laconia Municipal Airport (LCI)
- Coordinates
- 43.6314, -71.3606
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7106Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Alan Emerson Aviation Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Laconia → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC02FA196
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in an uncontrolled collision with water.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The Piper PA-30, Twin Comanche departed on a local multi-engine training flight. A few minutes later, it impacted water. Several witnesses observed the airplane and reported different airplane actions prior to impact. Examination of the airplane revealed that when it contacted the water, it was in a near flat attitude, rotating nose left, with the right wing lower than the left wing. Metal distortion was found on the tip tanks and outboard sections of both wings that was consistent with the left wing moving rearward, and the right wing moving forward, at the time of impact. The tip weight on the rudder was bent over to the right. Both engine mounts were deformed to the right. Damage to both propellers was consistent with the propellers in the governing range, at or near the same power setting, and not feathered. There was no evidence of a pre-existing failure or malfunction with the airplane or engines.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Marble Hill, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Immokalee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Abilene, Kansas, United States | Kenneth E. Stout | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Jonesville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Jackson, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2002 | Piper PA-30-30 | Winder, Georgia, United States | Joel H Sargent | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2002 | Beechcraft 58P | Swanzey, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 7 |
| 11 Aug 2002 | Menzies GLASSAIR II | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2001 | Socata TB-20 | Amherst, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Piper PA-46-350P | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | James Campagna | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2001 | Cessna 195 | Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2001 | Robinson R-22B | Keene, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |