# Accident 20200722008999A: Beech 400, Montgomery, AL, July 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2020, 11:00 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Fiel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3014° N, 86.3953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3014&lon=-86.3953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N425BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 400 (registry code 1155400, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5 (registry code 52197, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 400
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200722008999A

## Narrative

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

DURING FINAL APPROACH INTO MONTGOMERY REGIONAL AIRPORT (MGM) THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND.  AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING AND EXHAUSTING ALL MEANS TO EXTEND THE GEAR, THE PILOT ELECTED TO EXECUTE A LANDING WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR IN THE UP AND LOCKED CONDITION.  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 ERA20LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA259), Jul 22, 2020: Beech 400 (N425BJ), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Landing with the left main landing gear retracted due to the failure of the landing gear control unit, which resulted in substantial damage.

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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