# Accident 20221005017879A: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Freeport, IL, October 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2022, 11:30 local time
- Place: Freeport, IL
- Airport: Albertus Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2460° N, 89.5820° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2460&lon=-89.5820&mi=10
- Aircraft: N147DT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N147DT) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total, 5,100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221005017879A

## Narrative

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

WHEN:  OCTOBER 5, 2022, 1130 CST

WHERE:  FREEPORT, IL, ALBERTUS AIRPORT (KFEP)

AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT (ATP) WAS OPERATING A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA A36,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTING FROM ROCKFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KRFD) ON A FLIGHT TO ALBERTUS AIRPORT (KFEP).  THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) AND USING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). THE NEAREST AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION (AWOS) REPORT LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES, METAR KFEP 051635Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 21/06 A3013.

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT NEW AVIONICS HAD RECENTLY BEEN INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT.  HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE ATTEMPTING TO SET UP A VERTICALLY GUIDED APPROACH TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT JUST PRIOR TO THE CRASH.  THE PIC REPORTED THAT HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY THE TASK AND NEGLECTED TO PERFORM A BEFORE LANDING OR LANDING CHECKLIST.  THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND CAME TO REST ON THE BELLY.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WAS REPORTED.  NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 WPR23LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA033), Oct 5, 2022: Raytheon A36 (N147DT), Freeport, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear.

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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