# Accident 20010709024789A: Piper PA46500TP, Pahokee, FL, July 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7858° N, 80.6933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7858&lon=-80.6933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747DN-2002-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46-500TP (registry code 7104622, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46500TP
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010709024789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.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."

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL01LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA104), Jul 9, 2001: Piper PA-46-500TP (N747DN), Pahokee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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