Piper PA 31-350 N727SC
16 February 2015 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 February 2015 at about 20:45 local time, a Piper PA 31-350 registered N727SC, operated by Solutions Air Charter, was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, 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 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chicago Midway International (MDW)
- Coordinates
- 41.7875, -87.7522
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 31-350
- Registration
- N727SC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1973
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Solutions Air Charter
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Indianapolis → Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15LA147
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The collapse of the nose and right main landing gears during landing for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the landing gear system revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he executed a normal approach for landing. During the approach, the pilot lowered the landing gear and verified the extended position by checking the landing gear position indicators in the cockpit. Upon touchdown on the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed, and then the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane then exited the runway surface and came to rest upright. The right wing sustained substantial damage. A postaccident examination of the landing gear system revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2015 | Piper PA 31-350 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Ameriflight LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2015 | Piper PA-31-325 | Chia, Colombia | El Caminante Air S.A. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 May 2015 | Piper PA 31-350 | Homer, Alaska, United States | J and M Alaska Air Tours Inc | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2015 | Piper PA 31 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Creative Marketing Associates Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2015 | Piper PA-31-350 | Goodland, Kansas, United States | Key Lime Air | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2014 | Piper PA-31-350 | Araracuara, Colombia | Latinoamericana De Sevicios Aereos - Laser S.A.S | Fatal | 10 |
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