# Accident 20180617009719A: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Gaston Resort L, AR, June 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2018, 11:15 local time
- Place: Gaston Resort L, AR
- Airport: Gastons Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3492° N, 92.5558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3492&lon=-92.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N174DM-2022-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 281 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180617009719A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND A BEECHCRAFT A36, N174DM AT GASTON RESORT GRASS STRIP ON A HEADING OF 240° WHEN HE REALIZED GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. AIRMAN PERFORMED GO-AROUND.  WHEN IN RIGHT TURN HEADING 030° WITH FULL FLAPS DOWN AND 3 ON BOARD, AIRMAN REALIZED HE WAS NOT CLIMBING.  WITH LARGE TREES AND MOUNTAIN IN FRONT, THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO ABORT THE GO AROUND AND LAND IN A FIELD.  THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA18CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA361), Jun 17, 2018: Raytheon A36 (N174DM), Lakeview, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing, which resulted in a propeller strike, followed by an aborted landing and a subsequent hard, precautionary 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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