# Accident 19900602018119A: Beech 36BEECH, Gaithersburg, MD, June 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1990, 10:18 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1701° N, 77.1809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1701&lon=-77.1809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2003A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2003A-1996-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 36 (registry code 1151602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900602018119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOTED LANDING GEAR UP. RADIO ALERT NO ANSWER. BELLIED IN BALLOONED STALLED AND CARTWHEELED ON SECOND IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO90FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA053), Jun 2, 1990: Beech 36 (N2003A), Gaithersburg, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, WHICH RESULTED IN A WHEELS UP LANDING; HIS IMPROPER DECISION TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND (ABORTED LANDING) AFTER THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY; AND HIS…

## Other reports on N2003A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781012030369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781012030369I), Oct 12, 1978: Beech 36BEECH (N2003A), Topeka, KS, Minor damage. Private pilot on an aircraft checkout raised the gear switch when the instructor asked him to retract the flaps.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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