Piper PA-30 N751WW
18 April 2023 · St. Augustine, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 2023 at about 23:20 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N751WW was involved in an accident near St. Augustine, Florida, United States. 4 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 23:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Augustine, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Northeast Florida Regional Air (SGJ)
- Coordinates
- 29.9593, -81.3397
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N751WW
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1967
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Orlando → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA23LA210
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that as he entered the airport environment for landing, while on about a 3-mile final approach, the air traffic control tower controller instructed him to perform a left 360° turn. The pilot completed the turn, and the controller cleared him to continue the approach and land. As the pilot continued the final approach to land, the sun was in his eyes, and he noticed two objects on the runway. He inquired the tower about what was on the runway, but before the controller could respond, he identified the objects as two F-18 fighter aircraft departing. Subsequently, during the landing flare he heard “gear gear gear” over the radio and then touched down with the landing gear retracted. The airplane skidded to a stop on the runway. The fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that he omitted completing his mental landing checklist of “gear, propeller, mixture, pumps, speed, stable.” The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2023 | Piper PA-30 | Sherman, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 17 Jun 2023 | Piper PA-30 | Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Piper PA-30 | Claxton, Georgia, United States | Midcoast Aviation Services | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Mar 2022 | Piper PA-30 | Sandown, United Kingdom | - | No injuries | - |
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