Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 414 near Atlanta, GA — 2017-04-07

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Date
2017-04-07
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Airport
FTY
Aircraft
CESSNA 414
Registration
N56H
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

The pilot's diverted attention during the landing approach, which resulted in his failure to configure the landing gear and a subsequent a gear-up landing.

NTSB narrative

While the pilot was approaching the airport for landing in gusting wind conditions, the landing runway was changed, and an airplane was cleared to takeoff while the pilot was on final approach. The pilot reported that he was distracted by the wind conditions, reconfiguring the approach for a different runway, and the airplane taking off ahead of him, and did not recall performing his normal before-landing procedures; though he "thought" that he extended the landing gear. The airplane landed with the gear retracted, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The accident is consistent with the pilot's failure to configure the landing gear before landing.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have chosen to go around instead of continuing the approach.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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