# Accident 20211028018319A: Jack A Frohbieter QUESTAIR VENTURE, Robbinsville, NJ, October 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2021, 13:25 local time
- Place: Robbinsville, NJ
- Airport: Trenton Robbinsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2139° N, 74.6018° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2139&lon=-74.6018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N281F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281F-2024-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jack A Frohbieter QUESTAIR VENTURE (registry code 05636C3, https://openairdocs.org/model/jack-a-frohbieter-questair-venture) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-G (registry code 17213, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JACK A FROHBIETER QUESTAIR VENTURE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 76 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211028018319A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 11 TO  PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS THERE. THERE WERE OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE DID NOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT NOTED DAMAGE TO, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: LEFT AND RIGHT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOORS, LOWER ENGINE COWLING, PROPELLER; ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN-STOPPAGE INDICATED BY SLASH MARKS IN ACCIDENT PATH, AND TIP EROSION AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LOWER BELLY SKINS AND MULTIPLE FRAMES, AND ENGINE EXHAUST. THE DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 ERA22LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA040), Oct 28, 2021: Jack A Frohbieter Questair Venture (N281F), Robbinsville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to utilize the…

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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