# Accident 20160104000269A: Beech 200, Clearwater, FL, January 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2016, 11:30 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9086° N, 82.6864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9086&lon=-82.6864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275X-2024-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-41 (registry code 61541, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-41) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6A-41
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,594 total, 954 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160104000269A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 4, 2016, AT 1130 LOCAL TIME A BEECH 200, N275X, REGISTERED TO SKYWAY AIRCRAFT INC LANDED GEAR UP AT ST. PETER-CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE EMINATING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE AND NACELLE AFTER LANDING. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT (SPG), ON JANUARY 4 AT AROUND 9:45.

## 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 ERA16CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA080), Jan 4, 2016: Beech 200 (N275X), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly configure the airplane's landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing.

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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