# Accident 20180629008909A: Beech A36, Spencer, IA, June 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2018, 16:30 local time
- Place: Spencer, IA
- Airport: Spencer Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1656° N, 95.2028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1656&lon=-95.2028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67CD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 150 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA412) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180629008909A

## Narrative

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

LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 IN STRONG AND GUSTING WINDS FROM 180. COMMUNICATING WITH DEPARTING AND ARRIVING TRAFFIC FOR SAME RUNWAY. FOCUSING ON AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND FAILURE TO PROPERLY INTERPRET AUDIBLE WARNING. THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 18.

## 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 GAA18CA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA412), Jun 29, 2018: Beech A36 (N67CD), Spencer, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to use the Before Landing checklist due to being distracted while communicating…

## Other reports on N67CD (3)

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

- [Accident 20230923016089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230923016089A), Sep 23, 2023: Beech A36 (N67CD), El Dorado, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed from gulf shores, al (kjka) airport, enroute to sundance airport, ok (khsd). While enroute at approximately 10,000FT and 30 miles southeast…
- [Incident 20200803012639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200803012639I), Aug 3, 2020: Beech A36 (N67CD), Sioux City, IA, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he had made a flight from spencer, Iowa (spw) to Sioux City, Iowa (sux) he mentally went through his pre landing checklist and thought that…
- [Incident 20110529009299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110529009299I), May 29, 2011: Beech A36 (N67CD), Columbus, IN, No damage. The owner/pilot stated that on this flight from kind to klex, while climbing through 3500 feet to 5000 feet, the bus voltage annunciator illuminated,…

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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