Pilot Debrief

Beech E55 near St. Petersburg, FL — 2019-03-13

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Date
2019-03-13
Location
St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Airport
SPG
Aircraft
Beech E55
Registration
N15VK
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he became distracted and did not extend the landing gear before landing at the airport. The airplane slid on the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing's rear spar. Although the airplane was equipped with a gear warning horn, both the pilot and the passenger said the horn did not sound. The gear warning horn had been functionally checked during the last annual inspection and was also tested after the accident with no anomalies noted; thus, the investigation could not determine why the pilot and passenger were unable to hear the horn.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Pilot became distracted and did not extend the landing gear before landing.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents5

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