# Accident 20190528005329A: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Hilton Head, SC, May 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2019, 14:29 local time
- Place: Hilton Head, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2244° N, 80.6975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2244&lon=-80.6975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N998LS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N998LS) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190528005329A

## Narrative

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

N998LS A BE36  LANDED GEAR UP AT HILTON AIRPORT (HXD).  THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA19CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA294), May 28, 2019: Ratheon A36 (N998LS), Hilton Head, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to complete the before landing checklist.

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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