Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Dec 16, 1999, Santa Fe
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on December 16, 1999 near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot lifted off at an...
- Date: December 16, 1999
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot lifted off at an airspeed too low to maintain flight and retracted the gear too early, causing a stall/mush, with incorrect elevator trim as a factor, according to the NTSB.
A Piper Cheyenne on the first leg of a cross-country flight from Santa Fe raised its landing gear just after liftoff while flying too slowly. The aircraft settled back onto the runway past its end and the pilot lowered the gear before impact. The pilot was the only occupant and was not injured.