Piper PA-30 N948SB
15 December 2002 · Jackson, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 December 2002 at about 15:59 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N948SB was involved in an accident near Jackson, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously 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 15:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jackson, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jackson County Airport (JXN)
- Coordinates
- 42.2705, -84.4092
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N948SB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jackson → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA039
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and extend the landing gear resulting in a gear up landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot performed a gear-up landing on a grass area adjacent to a runway following a loss of electrical power immediately after takeoff. The pilot stated that after the loss of electrical power, he was unable to extend the landing gear. The pilot then performed a manual landing gear extension, which resulted in a partial extension. He stated that he did the prescribed crank down procedure by pumping the landing gear handle about 50 times. The airplane's manual gear extension procedure requires rotating a gear extension handle; there is no pumping involved. Inspection of the wreckage revealed that both generator switches were in the "off" position, which according to the pretakeoff checklist are to be in the "on" position. No anomalies were noted with the airplane's electrical system. Inspection of the airplane revealed that there was no written checklist and no emergency landing gear extension handle aboard the airplane. The pilot stated that he used the handle to prop the door open for the gear-up landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2002 | Piper PA-30 | Gilford, New Hampshire, United States | Alan Emerson Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2002 | Yoder GP-4 | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jul 2002 | Beechcraft A-23-23 | Monroe, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2002 | Cessna 175 | Unknown, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jul 2002 | Cessna 150H | Mecosta, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2002 | Schweizer SGS-126E | Ionia, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2002 | Cessna 310R | Jackson, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |