Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Jan 2, 2013
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on January 2, 2013 near North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's...
- Date: January 2, 2013
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate descent rate on final approach, resulting in a hard landing and landing gear collapse. The reason both engines failed to respond could not be determined because of fire damage.
A Piper PA-60 Aerostar on a training flight at North Las Vegas simulated a left engine failure. The pilot attempted a go-around but neither engine responded to full throttle, and the aircraft landed hard, collapsing its landing gear. A post-impact fire destroyed most of the airframe, and no one was injured.