Pilot Debrief

BEECH A36TC near Roseburg, OR — 2009-04-08

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Date
2009-04-08
Location
Roseburg, OR, USA
Airport
RBG
Aircraft
BEECH A36TC
Registration
N333HP
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow the landing checklist, which resulted in a gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.

NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, while on the downwind leg for landing he used the airplane's checklist. However, his attention was "focused outside the cockpit," and he apparently "forgot" to lower the landing gear. No mechanical malfunctions or failures occurred with the airplane, and it slid to a stop with retracted landing gear.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Pilot failed to lower landing gear during approach checklist.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents15

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