# NTSB ERA09CA342: Beech F33A, N266DC, Rock Hill, SC, June 13, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 13, 2009, 09:40 local (13:40 UTC) - Place: Rock Hill, SC - Coordinates: 34.987777, -81.05722 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9878&lon=-81.0572&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 9, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA Columbia FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 74033 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09CA342 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74033/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74033 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA342 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to correctly extend the landing gear before landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: landing gear selector](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F33A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234/cases.md?model=1151425), [All aircraft, 54 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234/cases.md) - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F33A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=1151425), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech F33A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1151425), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Beech F33A, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=1151425), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot completed the before-landing check on left base leg by lowering the landing gear and extending approach flaps. He did not verify that the landing gear handle was in the full down position. The pilot turned onto final approach, lowered the flaps to the full down position, and did not verify the landing gear handle was in the full down position. Subsequently, the nose gear collapsed on the landing rollout, followed by the main landing gear. The pilot raised the flaps as the airplane started to skid down the runway. The airplane came to a complete stop and the pilot observed that the landing gear handle was not in the full down position. Examination of the airplane by maintenance personnel revealed no mechanical defects with the landing gear or the landing gear selector switch. ## Factual narrative The pilot completed the before landing check on left base leg, by lowering the landing gear, and extending approach flaps. He did not verify the landing gear handle was in the full down position. The pilot turned onto final approach, lowered the flaps to the full down position, and did not verify the landing gear handle was in the full down position. The nose gear collapsed on landing roll out followed by the main landing gear. The pilot raised the flaps as the airplane started to skid down the runway. The airplane came to a complete stop, and the pilot observed the landing gear handle was not in the full down position. Examination of the airplane by maintenance personnel revealed no mechanical defects with the landing gear or the landing gear selector switch. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N266DC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266DC-2022-11-05), registration cancelled 2022-11-05, S/N CE-418, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH F33A - Registry model: [Beech F33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (registry code 1151425) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: CE-418 - Airframe hours: 6800 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Enviro-Tec Air LLC - Registered owner: Enviro-Tec Air LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, December 4, 2008, 108 hours before - Departed: GYH, Greenville, SC - Destination: UZA, Rock Hill, SC - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: UZA, Rock Hill, runway 02, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 20, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 1,165 total, 893 in this make and model, 1,058 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: UZA ## 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 20090613025209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090613025209A), Jun 13, 2009: Beech F33A, Rock Hill, SC, Substantial damage. During landing phase of flight: on rollout on runway 2, about 1400 feet past the numbers at taxiway g, the gear extension alarm activated and within 2-4… ## Other investigations on N266DC (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 ERA21LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA101), Jan 13, 2021: Beech F33 (N266DC), Columbia, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during a missed approach in instrument meteorological conditions. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 26, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74033. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40315063&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Statement Maintenance Inspector (item 2, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40315064&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Statement%20Maintenance%20Inspector-Redacted.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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