# Accident 19980925026659A: Beech A36, New Stuyahok, AK, September 25, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 25, 1998, 17:40 local time - Place: New Stuyahok, AK - Airport: New Stuyahok - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: HXXC - Location: 59.4901° N, 157.2890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4901&lon=-157.2890&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1820L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1820L) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A36 - Reported engine: CONT IO520BA - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 600 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA159) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980925026659A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A "BEEP-BEEP-BEEP" SOUND AND THOUGHT THE STALL WARNING WAS MALFUNCTIONING. BY THE TIME HE REALIZED THAT IT WAS THE GEAR WARNING, THE PROP WAS STRIKING THE GROUND. (.19)ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1998, AT 1740 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE-A36, N1820L, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AT THE STUYAHOK AIRPORT, NEW STUYAHOK, ALASKA. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY GLEN ALSWORTH OF PORT ALSWORTH, ALASKA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND DEPARTED PORT ALSWORTH AT 1650 FOR NEW STUYAHOK. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND A COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ACCIDENT PILOT SAID DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON SEPTEMBER 25, THAT THERE WAS A RIGHT CROSSWIND OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HE STATED THAT HE LANDED WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS, BUT FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. (.4) THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS LANDING WITH A 25 KNOT, GUSTING, CROSSWIND. HE TOLD THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE THAT DUE TO TURBULENCE HE HAD SLOWED THE AIRPLANE AND EXTENDED 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. HIS NORMAL HABIT WAS TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR TO SLOW THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO FLAP EXTENSION. HE STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, HEARD THE 'GEAR UP' WARNING HORN TOO LATE TO GO-AROUND, AND LANDED WITH THE WHEELS RETRACTED. ## 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 ANC98LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA159), Sep 26, 1998: Beech A36 (N1820L), New Stuyahok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Factors associated with this accident were the pilot's interference with his normal habit pattern, turbulence, and the crosswind… ## Other reports on N1820L (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20210319002169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210319002169A), Mar 19, 2021: Beech A36 (N1820L), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. After a preflight inspection, and obtaining a weather briefting, the pilot took off at approximately 1 :15 pm from pamr with the Destination being tpo.… - [Incident 20170223004299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170223004299I), Feb 23, 2017: Beech A36 (N1820L), Port Alsworth, AK, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing rollout. - [Accident 20130415006289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130415006289A), Apr 15, 2013: Beech A36 (N1820L), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. During landing rollout, the left main landing gear drag brace assembly failed resulting in gear collapse. The aircraft came to a stop with the left wing tip in… - [Accident 20001012041739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001012041739A), Oct 12, 2000: Beech A36 (N1820L), Nondalton, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 12, 2000, at about 1345 local time, a wheel equipped retractable gear, BE-36-A36 airplane, N1820L, sustained substantial damage during landing… - [Incident 19850801048659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850801048659I), Aug 1, 1985: Beech A36 (N1820L), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Pilot raised gear instead of flaps on rollout. Nose gear collapsed. Squat switch prevented main gear from folding. 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. 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