20131030021729A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aero Commander 500-B · Lubbock, TX · October 30, 2013

Date: October 30, 2013 · 21:40 local
Place: Lubbock, TX
Airport: Lubbock Preston Smith Internat
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ZJWA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N917GT
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14LA065
Reported as: Aero Commander 500-B
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540-E1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,520 total250 in this make and model280 in the last 90 days

N917GTRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 2020 · Aero Commander 500-BS/N 500B-1137-77 Airframe modelAero Commander 500-B

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What happened

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On October 30, 2013, at 2140 CDT, an Aero Commander 500-B, bearing registration number N917GT, registered to central air southwest inc, landed on runway 35L at Lubbock international (klbb), experienced a gear-up landing. The aircraft was being operated on a cargo flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time with storm cells in and around the vicinity of Lubbock, Texas, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and there were no injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 30, 2013, AT 2140 CDT, AN AERO COMMANDER 500-B, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N917GT, REGISTERED TO CENTRAL AIR SOUTHWEST INC, LANDED ON RUNWAY 35L AT LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL (KLBB), EXPERIENCED A GEAR-UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A CARGO FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME WITH STORM CELLS IN AND AROUND THE VICINITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN14LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLubbock, TXThe pilot's failure to complete a landing checklist and extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention to the weather during approach.Oct 31, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N917GT · 1

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

Incident 19940401011359IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Wichita, KSAircraft struck left wingtip of parked aircraft while taxiing to paking area in a dark ramp.Apr 1, 1994 · Minor damage