Piper PA 28RT-201T N2148J
27 July 2014 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 2014 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA 28RT-201T registered N2148J, operated by Stockstill Frank T, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ellington Airport (KELD)
- Coordinates
- 29.5978, -95.1642
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 28RT-201T
- Registration
- N2148J
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1978
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Stockstill Frank T
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- La Porte → Houston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14LA474
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The landing gear’s failure to extend for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While on a visual departure, the pilot noted that the red landing gear unsafe light was illuminated after he retracted the landing gear. The pilot attempted to extend the landing gear using emergency extension procedures, but the green right main landing gear light did not illuminate. The pilot contacted a tower air traffic controller at an en route airport to request a visual report on the landing gear. The tower controller reported that the landing gear appeared to be down. The pilot then proceeded to the destination airport to land. During the landing roll, the right main landing gear collapsed. Following the accident, a mechanic replaced the landing gear hydraulic pump, solenoids, and springs. After these components were replaced, the landing gear operated normally during ground testing. The maintenance actions were performed before investigators examined the landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2013 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Lutz, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 29 May 2013 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Tallard, France | - | Fatal | 1 |
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