Piper PA46-500TP N618MA
20 August 2008 · St. Louis, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 2008 at about 19:45 local time, a Piper PA46-500TP registered N618MA, operated by Differential Leasing LLC, was involved in an accident near St. Louis, Missouri, 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 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spirit of St Louis Airport (SUS)
- Coordinates
- 38.6619, -90.6519
- Aircraft
- Piper PA46-500TP
- Registration
- N618MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Differential Leasing LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tiffin → St. Louis
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW08CA219
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was placed in the down position prior to landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While landing at the destination airport, the pilot failed to lower the landing gear. The airplane settled on the runway centerline gear up, departed the right side of the runway, and came to rest in the grass. The pilot was able to egress the airplane without assistance. Damage was discovered to the airplane's left wing leading edge, belly, and fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2008 | Piper PA46-500TP | San Antonio, Texas, United States | William Easterling | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 2008 | Piper PA46 | Oak Island, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Dec 2008 | Piper PA46 | Baden, Austria | Gery Van Oortmarssen | Fatal | 2 |
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| 12 Sep 2010 | Piper PA46-310P | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | Avionta LLC | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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