# NTSB CEN24LA348: Beech A36, N6931T, Amarillo, TX, September 10, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 10, 2024, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Amarillo, TX - Coordinates: 35.17319, -101.82644 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1732&lon=-101.8264&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: 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 - Parties: FAA - Lubbock FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 195097 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA348 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195097/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195097 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA348 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech A36, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech A36, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech A36, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech A36, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) - [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Beech A36, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while approaching the runway he did not extend the landing gear. The pilot continued to land with the landing gear retracted which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6931T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6931T), registered now, S/N E-2167, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A36 - Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-2167 - Year built: 1984 - Airframe hours: 2841.5 - Engines: Continental IO550-B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 26, 2023 - Departed: JHN, Johnson, KS - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: TDW, Tradewind, runway 17/35, 5,098 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 13, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,523 total, 825 in this make and model, 1,523 as pilot in command, 22.5 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 17 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: KAMA, 6 nm away - METAR: KAMA 101553Z 21017KT 10SM CLR 27/06 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02720061 ## 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 20240910013049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240910013049A), Sep 10, 2024: Beech A36, Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. On September 10, 2024, at 1100 CDT, a Beechcraft A-36 landed wheels up. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 10, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195097. 6.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 6.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17896579&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120.1%20N6931T_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 658 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17896388&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20CEN24LA348-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. 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