Piper PA-31T1 N20DL
13 December 2006 · Waterloo, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 December 2006 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-31T1 registered N20DL was involved in an accident near Waterloo, Iowa, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waterloo, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO)
- Coordinates
- 42.5567, -92.4000
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31T1
- Registration
- N20DL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ankeny → Waterloo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07LA037
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The go-around not performed and the improper flare by the pilot during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane made a hard landing during a visual approach. The pilot reported he applied engine power to soften the landing and the left engine "spooled up faster" than the right engine, which veered the airplane to the right. The pilot then reduced engine power again in order "to maintain control of the airplane." He stated that the airplane was still not aligned with the runway when it impacted the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31T1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2009 | Piper PA-31T1 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Natoli Engineering Company, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2003 | Piper PA-31T1 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Travel Express Aviation, L.L.C | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-31T1 | Graham, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Dec 2012 | Piper PA-31T1 | Ely, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 May 2000 | Piper PA-31T1 | Houston, Texas, United States | Ralph E. Norton | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1999 | Piper PA-31T1 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2006 | Cessna 560 | Cresco, Iowa, United States | G & S Holdings | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Sep 2006 | Garner GARNER FALCON | Newton, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Oct 2006 | Cessna R182 | Ames, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2006 | Weatherly 620B | Sioux Center, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2006 | Bell 206B | Walford, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 2006 | Cessna T206H | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |