Pilot Debrief

BEECH A36 near Grand Rapids, MI — 2014-08-20

Final reportCEN14LA463
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Date
2014-08-20
Location
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Airport
GRR
Aircraft
BEECH A36
Registration
N3084Z
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, upon touchdown, he heard the lower fuselage scraping the runway. The pilot stated that he failed to extend the landing gear before landing because he had been distracted with flying a practice instrument approach. The airplane was hoisted off the runway during recovery, and the landing gear was subsequently extended normally. No anomalies were identified with the landing gear extension system that would have prevented normal operation.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Pilot failed to extend landing gear due to distraction during approach.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 4 docket documents
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Docket documents4

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