# NTSB CEN22LA407: Beech 36, N7835R, Tupelo, MS, September 5, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 5, 2022, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC) - Place: Tupelo, MS - Coordinates: 34.269, -88.7698 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2690&lon=-88.7698&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 105861 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA407 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105861/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105861 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA407 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear for a landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot; cases with it: [Beech 36, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=1151602), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: main landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 36, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md?model=1151602), [All aircraft, 241 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 36, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1151602), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was performing “touch and go landings” to get current. On approach, he heard a horn but thought it was the stall warning because it went off when he increased manifold pressure. But then he heard sheet metal grinding on concrete as the airplane settled. He applied full power and the airplane lifted off the runway. He then extended the landing gear, but the airplane’s left wing dropped, and the airplane impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported the landing gear extended and retracted normally and the landing gear position lights and the landing gear unsafe warning horn functioned as designed. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7835R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7835R-2023-10-07), registration cancelled 2023-10-07, S/N E-104, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 36 - Registry model: [Beech 36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (registry code 1151602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-104 - Year built: 1968 - Airframe hours: 63556 - Engines: Continental Motors IO 520 325 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, November 11, 2021 - Departed: KTUP, Tupelo, MS - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: KTUP, Tupelo Rgnl, runway 18/36, 7,150 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 13, 2020; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,399 total, 61 in this make and model, 1,202 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 85 °F - Altimeter: 2993.00 inHg - Observed at: KTUP ASOS, 0.5 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 20220905015389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220905015389A), Sep 5, 2022: Beech 36, Tupelo, MS, Substantial damage. Tupelo, MS (tup):[privacy data omitted]BE36, landed gear up runway 18 while attempting touch and goes and skidded into the infield grass. POB: 1, injuries:… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 22, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105861. 2.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14422878&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1_Fillable_unlocked_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 6 pages, 943 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14484894&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf 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. 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