ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122017
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| Date: | Friday 29 April 2011 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Panther conv. |
| Owner/operator: | Navajo Holdings LLC |
| Registration: | N710DG |
| MSN: | 31-7305017 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Naples Municipal Airport, Naples, Collier County, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Naples Airport, Naples, Florida (APF/KAPF) |
| Tampa Executive Airport, Hillsborough County, Florida,(VDF/KVDF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A small twin engine plane with landing gear trouble crashed at the Naples Airport this afternoon. No one was injured in the crash.
According to City of Naples Fire-Rescue Chief Stephen R. McInerny, at 4:50 p.m., a white with blue stripe twin engine, six-seat 1973 Piper Navajo Panther took off from the Naples Airport headed to Tampa Executive Airport. As the plane departed, the pilot noticed that the landing gear failed to properly retract and stow.
“He notified the tower that he had an indication of a landing gear issue and requested a fly by for the tower to take a look,” McInerny wrote in an email. “The tower confirmed that he did have a gear problem and the fire-rescue department was alerted at approximately 4:53 p.m. We responded Crash Fire No. 3, Engine Co. 9, Engine Co. 2, Rescue 2, Tower Ladder Co. 2 and Battalion No. 1 for a total of 13 personnel under the command of Battalion Chief Pete DiMaria.”
The pilot readied his passengers and circled back to the airport for an emergency landing on Runway 32 headed west and coming in from the east.
Sources:
1. NTSB:
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=710DG
3. http://archive.naplesnews.com/news/local/photos-small-twin-engine-plane-crashes-at-naples-airport-ep-391723211-342945232.html/
4. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N710DG
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000445722L.html (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2011 07:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Apr-2011 07:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 30-Apr-2011 07:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 20-Oct-2017 20:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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