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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Pahokee, FL · July 9, 2001

Date: July 9, 2001 · 15:00 local
Place: Pahokee, FL
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N747DN
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL01LA104
Reported as: Piper PA46500TP

N747DNRegistration cancelled Apr 8, 2002 · Piper PA46-500TPS/N 4697038 · Built 2001 Airframe modelPiper PA46-500TP Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(.19) On July 9, 2001, at about 1500 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-46-500TP, N747DN, registered to the new Piper aircraft inc., operating as a 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight, experienced a gear up landing at the palm beach county glades airport, Pahokee, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airline transport rated certified flight instructor (CFI) and commercial pilot receiving instruction reported no injuries. The flight originated from vero beach, Florida, about 1 hour before the accident. The CFI stated they were making an approach to runway 35. "The approach checklist was completed to the flaps and landing gear. After that discussion the landing gear was over looked and a no flap, no landing gear approach was made to touch down."

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON JULY 9, 2001, AT ABOUT 1500 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-46-500TP, N747DN, REGISTERED TO THE NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A GEAR UP LANDING AT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES AIRPORT, PAHOKEE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, ABOUT 1 HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE CFI STATED THEY WERE MAKING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35. "THE APPROACH CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED TO THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR. AFTER THAT DISCUSSION THE LANDING GEAR WAS OVER LOOKED AND A NO FLAP, NO LANDING GEAR APPROACH WAS MADE TO TOUCH DOWN."

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL01LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPahokee, FLThe pilot's failure to follow the checklist while making an approach for landing resulting in a wheels up landing. Contributing to the accident was the certified flight instructor inadequate supervision of the rated pilot receiving instruction.Jul 9, 2001 · Substantial damage