Pilot Debrief

BEECH G35 near Brenham, TX — 2011-02-27

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Date
2011-02-27
Location
Brenham, TX, USA
Airport
11R
Aircraft
BEECH G35
Registration
N437D
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during the approach resulting in a gear-up landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was arriving to land at a busy non-towered airport. He inadvertently forgot to extend the landing gear, partly because of the strong gusting headwind he experienced on final approach. His attention was directed toward making a smooth touchdown when he suddenly saw the propeller stop as it contacted the runway surface. After the airplane came to a stop, the pilot removed his electronic noise canceling headphones and he then heard the landing gear warning horn which was not wired into the audio interphone system. As a result of the impact sequence, there was substantial damage to the fuselage structure.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 3 docket documents
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Docket documents3

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