Piper PA-32-260 N675MP
17 June 2002 · Pecos, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 June 2002 at about 03:30 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N675MP, operated by Richard J. Leo, was involved in an accident near Pecos, Texas, United States. 5 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 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pecos, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pecos Municipal (PEQ)
- Coordinates
- 31.3822, -103.5106
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260
- Registration
- N675MP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard J. Leo
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Paso → Pecos
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW02LA181
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The pilot misjudged the landing flare resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the dark night conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the dark night landing, the airplane bounced twice. The pilot reported that he "made a steep approach and misjudged his height on flare and made a hard landing." The runway lights were operating at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-32 | Haines, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-32-260 | Red Devil, Alaska, United States | Ward H. Sattler | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-32-300 | Falls City, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2002 | Piper PA-32-300 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 Dec 2002 | Piper PA-32-300 | Macon, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Oct 2002 | Piper PA-32-301 | Paron, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
All 1,695 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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