# NTSB ATL04IA010: Beech 58, N7219H, Columbus, MS, October 1, 2003 - Type: NTSB incident investigation - Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report - Date: October 1, 2003, 17:38 local (22:38 UTC) - Place: Columbus, MS - Coordinates: 33.452499, -88.368888 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4525&lon=-88.3689&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 7, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Jackson MS FSDO-07 - NTSB case key (mKey): 58163 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL04IA010 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58163/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA010 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to follow the pre-landing checklist, and his failure to extend the landing gear which resulted in a wheels up landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Wheels up landing, landing - flare/touchdown - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis Upon returning to the airport the pilot requested a traffic advisory and a glider pilot announced he was in the traffic pattern for runway 36. The pilot announced that he would extend his downwind and base to final to give the glider time to land. He stated that he went through his pre-landing checklist but elected not to lower the gear at that time, instead he lowered the flaps and proceeded to turn base to final. He said that he spotted the glider on the ground about one mile out on final and proceeded to land and forgot that he had not lowered his landing gear until he heard the gear warning horn and landed with the gear retracted. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane during the landing. According to the pilot, he had accumulated over 750 landings in retractable geared airplanes and had never forgot to put the gear down until now. ## Factual narrative On October 1, 2003, at 1738 central daylight time, a Beech 58, N7219H, registered to and operated by the private pilot collided with the ground during landing at Columbus-Lowndes County Airport, Columbus, Mississippi. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot was not injuries and the airplane sustained minor damage. The flight originated from Columbus-Lowndes County Airport Columbus, Mississippi, on October 1, 2003, at 1721. According to the pilot, the purpose of the flight was to "exercise" the engine's since it had been about two and one-half weeks since the airplane had been flown. He remained in the area and about 20 minutes later announced over the Unicom that he was 10 miles out and was going to enter the traffic pattern for a downwind approach to runway 36. He requested a traffic advisory and a glider pilot announced he was in the traffic pattern for runway 36. The pilot stated that he announced that he would extend his downwind and base to final to give the glider time to land. The pilot said that he went through his pre-landing check list but elected not to lower the gear at that time, instead he lowered the flaps and proceeded to turn base to final. He said that he spotted the glider on the ground about one mile out on final and proceeded to land and forgot that he had not lowered his landing gear until he heard the gear warning horn and landed on the belly of the airplane. Damage to the airplane consisted of both propellers, fuselage skin damage, and the inboard section of both flaps. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane during the landing. According to the pilot, he had accumulated over 750 landings in retractable geared airplanes and had never forgot to put the gear down until now. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7219H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7219H), registered now, S/N TH-1447, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 58 - Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TH 1447 - Airframe hours: 3301.5 - Engines: Continental IO550-C6F 300 horsepower reciprocating; Continental IO-550-C6F 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 14, 2002, 77 hours before - Departed: UBS, Columbus, MS - Destination: UBS - Airport: UBS, Columbus-Lowndes County Airpor, runway 36, 4,500 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 13, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 934 total, 160 in this make and model, 900 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 10 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: MCB, 10 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20031001024749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031001024749A), Oct 1, 2003: Beech 58, Columbus, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was on a 15 minute flight just to exercise the aircraft and upon landing forgot to lower the gear. He stated he was distracted by a… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.