Piper PA-28R-180 accident near Green Bay, Wisconsin, June 14, 2001
On June 14, 2001 at about 10:20 pm local time, a Piper PA-28R-180, registered N3718T, was substantially damaged in an accident near Green Bay, Wisconsin (Austin Straubel International airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot not performing the pre-landing checklist, and the wheels-up landing made by the pilot.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 14, 2001 · about 10:20 pm local time
- Place
- Green Bay, Wisconsin · Austin Straubel International · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-180 · all PA-28R-180s on the register
- Registration
- N3718T · registry record · serial 28R-30023
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The aircraft was damaged during a wheels up landing. The pilot said that he, "...didn't extend the gear." The pilot listed no mechanical malfunction in his written report.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,071 hours in all; 555 in this make and model; 1,071 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: June 15, 2000
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 10, 2001; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,500 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FLD Fond Du Lac WI at 4:50 pm
- Destination: GRB Green Bay WI
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 24, 7,699 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.79 inHg
- Observation at 9:56 pm from GRB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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