# Accident 20240311016089A: Beech A36, Griffin, GA, March 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2024, 17:00 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Airport: Griffin-Spalding County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2270° N, 84.2750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2270&lon=-84.2750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 205 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240311016089A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 11, 2024, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A GEAR-UP LANDING AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT REPORT THE EVENT DUE TO HIS INTERPRETATION OF THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOUND IN NTSB PART 830. HE STATED THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND HE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE EVENT ON MAY 22, 2024, FOLLOWING HIS CONTACT WITH THE ATL FSDO TO REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS TO OBTAIN A FERRY PERMIT. DURING THE INVESTIGATION SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN AND FORMER RIBS WAS NOTED. IN ADDITION THE PROPELLER AND FLAPS WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA24LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA226), Mar 11, 2024: Beech A36 (N216R), Griffin, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before 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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