- Date
- April 28, 2008, 15:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Cleburne, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N928TABeech 76
- Defining event
- Landing: Landing gear not configured
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20080428832269A
- Case key
- 67931
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Probable cause
The failure of the flight instructor and student pilot to extend the landing gear prior to the airplane touching down on the runway.
Findings · 2
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
During the instructional flight, the flight instructor and student pilot were practicing simulated engine failures in the airport traffic pattern. The flight instructor and student pilot reported that the airplane was configured for landing during the approach. The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted and came to rest on the runway. No anomalies were noted with the landing gear system.
Factual narrative
During the instructional flight, the flight instructor and student pilot were practicing simulated engine failures in the airport traffic pattern. The flight instructor and student pilot reported that the airplane was configured for landing during the approach. The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted and came to rest on the runway. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. Examination of the airplane showed the rear wing spar cap was damaged during contact with the paved runway surface. During recovery, the landing gear was extended with no anomalies by operating the gear handle. The Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1) was not received by the NTSB investigator-in-charge.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N928TA
- Reported as
- Beech 76
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- ME-308
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Skymates, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- GKY · Arlington, TX
- Destination
- CPT · Cleburne, TX
- Airport
- CPT · Cleburne Municipal, runway 15
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Flight instructor
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total · 50 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1
- Flight hours
- 197 total · 2 in this make and model · 110 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.