Piper PA-44-180 N268DA
10 September 2004 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 September 2004 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-44-180 registered N268DA, operated by Robert S. Morrell, was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 3 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kendall Tamiami (TMB)
- Coordinates
- 25.6497, -80.4167
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44-180
- Registration
- N268DA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Robert S. Morrell
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Opa Locka → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL04CA192
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the after landing check list, which resulted in his inadvertent gear retraction during landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, when he lowered the landing gear during his approach he verified that he had three green lights and the nose gear was visible in the mirror, and the red gear unsafe warning light was off. When he turned onto final approach and lined up with the runway he again checked and found that he had three green lights and verified the nose gear was visible in the mirror. He said he touched down on runway 9R and began the rollout. After about five seconds, he applied brakes to make the first turn off. Immediately after applying the brakes he said the landing gear collapsed. The airplane slid down the runway veered to the right and came to a stop just off the side of the runway, damaging the right outboard wing, the under carriage and propeller. Examination of the airplane found the flaps extended about 10 degrees and the gear handle not fully down in its detent. The airplane was moved to a maintenance facility on the airport and the gear was actuated seven times. Each time the landing gear functioned normally, there was no damage noted to the gear locks or the squat switch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-44 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-44-180 | Cave Junction, Oregon, United States | Auburn Flight Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 May 2004 | Piper PA-44-180 | Julian, California, United States | Pan AM International Flight Academy | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 May 2004 | Piper PA-44-180 | Wittmann, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Nov 2003 | Piper PA-44-180 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2005 | Piper PA-44-180 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | North Aire, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Piper PA-44-180 | Wadsworth, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2004 | Robinson R-22 | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2004 | Robinson R22 | Keystone, Florida, United States | Collective Helicopter Corp | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2004 | Beechcraft BE90 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Execstar Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Pan Am International Flight Academy Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Oct 2004 | Rotorway 162F | New Smyrna Beac, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2004 | Beechcraft H35 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Tim Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |