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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · March 23, 2002

Date: March 23, 2002 · 18:20 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: EYLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N49RB
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA02IA072
Reported as: Piper PA31325
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 32 total307 in this make and model

N49RBRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7512031 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On March 23, 2002, about 1802 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-31-350 navajo N49RB, registered to a private individual, doing business as twin air, operating as a title 14 CFR part 91 positioning flight sustained a gear up landing at the ft. Lauderdale Hollywood intl. Airport, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an international flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage and the airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated from the north eleuthera island, Bahamas about 40 minutes before the incident. According to the air taxi owner, the pilot admitted to simply forgetting to put the gear down as part of his prelanding preparations. The warning systems operated normally.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 23, 2002, ABOUT 1802 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-31-350 NAVAJO N49RB, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, DOING BUSINESS AS TWIN AIR, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 POSITIONING FLIGHT SUSTAINED A GEAR UP LANDING AT THE FT. LAUDERDALE HOLLYWOOD INTL. AIRPORT, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE NORTH ELEUTHERA ISLAND, BAHAMAS ABOUT 40 MINUTES BEFORE THE INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE AIR TAXI OWNER, THE PILOT ADMITTED TO SIMPLY FORGETTING TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AS PART OF HIS PRELANDING PREPARATIONS. THE WARNING SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY.

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 MIA02IA072Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFort Laudedale, FLThe failure of the pilot to assure all items of the before landing checklist were complied with before landing, resulting in the wheels up landing.Mar 23, 2002 · Minor damage

Other reports on N49RB · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19950719023589IForced/Precautionary Landing · Tyler, TXLow speed on climbout and high temp reading. Landed on hiway. Aircraft had been serviced with 40 gal of jet fuel.Jul 19, 1995 · Reported as Piper PA31350 Incident 19910506031849IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Norwood, MAPilot stated brakes ineffective on wet runway. Suspect hydroplaning. Right gear collapsed turning onto taxiway.May 6, 1991 · Minor damage