Piper PA-31-350 N3581C
1 February 2006 · Burlington, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 February 2006 at about 14:40 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N3581C, operated by Labcorp, was involved in an accident near Burlington, North Carolina, United States. One person was 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 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burlington, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burlington-Alamance Regional (KBUY)
- Coordinates
- 36.0483, -79.4747
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- N3581C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Labcorp
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Manassas → Burlington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL06CA040
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of altitude/distance which resulted in an undershoot of the runway and subsequent impact with the runway collapsing the main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he entered a left downwind for runway 06 and extended his downwind due to another airplane being on left base for the same runway. He turned final and made several s-turns while waiting on the other airplane to clear the runway. Once the other airplane cleared the runway the pilot stated, "I lined up with the runway 06 and flared to land. My main landing gear struck the end of the pavement and sheared the left main gear." The pilot did not report any mechanical problems before the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2006 | Piper PA-31 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Everts Air Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2006 | Piper PA-31-350 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2006 | Piper PA-31-310 | Victorville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2006 | Piper PA-31-350 | Easton, Washington, United States | Airpac Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 2006 | Piper PA-31-310 | St. Thomas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 2005 | Piper PA-31-350 | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | Midwest Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 3 Sep 2006 | Brown Floyd L CHRISTEN EAGLE II | Topsail Beach, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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