Piper PA24-260 N9126P
5 March 2008 · West Palm Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 March 2008 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA24-260 registered N9126P, operated by Michael J. Collins, was involved in an accident near West Palm Beach, Florida, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palm Beach International (KPBI)
- Coordinates
- 26.6831, -80.0956
- Aircraft
- Piper PA24-260
- Registration
- N9126P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael J. Collins
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marathon → West Palm Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA08CA077
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the checklist resulting in a gear up landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was cleared to land on runway 27 and he did not use the checklist or visually ensure that the landing gear was down. He made a wrong turn and landed gear up on runway 31. Examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed it received structural damage to the bulkhead.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2008 | Piper PA24-260 | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | Mark P Cedar | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2011 | Piper PA24 | Huntsville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2012 | Piper PA24 | Madera, California, United States | Chester Dee McCarter | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2012 | Piper PA24 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | Scott Dineen | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2003 | Piper PA24 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2002 | Piper PA24-250 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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