# Incident 20020323014009I: Piper PA31325, Ft Lauderdale, FL, March 23, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2002, 18:20 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EYLA
- Location: 26.0728° N, 80.1528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0728&lon=-80.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49RB-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31325
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 307 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02IA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02IA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020323014009I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA02IA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02IA072), Mar 23, 2002: Piper PA-31-325 (N49RB), Fort Laudedale, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to assure all items of the before landing checklist were complied with before landing, resulting in the wheels up landing.

## Other reports on N49RB (2)

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

- [Incident 19950719023589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950719023589I), Jul 19, 1995: Piper PA31350 (N49RB), Tyler, TX. Low speed on climbout and high temp reading. Landed on hiway. Aircraft had been serviced with 40 gal of jet fuel.
- [Incident 19910506031849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910506031849I), May 6, 1991: Piper PA31325 (N49RB), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. Pilot stated brakes ineffective on wet runway. Suspect hydroplaning. Right gear collapsed turning onto taxiway.

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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