# NTSB ERA11CA076: Beech 95-C55, N677Z, Williston, FL, November 19, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 19, 2010, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Williston, FL - Coordinates: 29.355556, -82.471664 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3556&lon=-82.4717&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 May 16, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 77925 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11CA076 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77925/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77925 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA076 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to properly configure and confirm the position of the landing gear prior to landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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 95-C55, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=1152708), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md) - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 95-C55, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=1152708), [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 gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 95-C55, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1152708), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, while the airplane was on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, he lowered the landing gear handle and thought he saw the green landing gear indicator lights illuminate. He then became distracted and did not check the landing gear lights again. The airplane touched down with the landing gear retracted, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot stated that the accident was a mistake and that his own fatigue or stress may have been an issue. Examination of the airplane revealed that the landing gear handle was in the "down" position, the landing gear indicator lights were functioning, and that the landing gear motor circuit breaker had been tripped. The circuit breaker was reset and the landing gear was cycled six times with no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies noted. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot of the retractable gear-equipped airplane, while the airplane was on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, he lowered the landing gear handle and thought he saw the green landing gear indicator lights illuminate. He then became distracted and did not check the landing gear lights again. The airplane touched down with the landing gear retracted, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot stated that the accident was a mistake and that his own fatigue or stress may have been an issue. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the landing gear handle was in the "down" position, the landing gear indicator lights were functioning, and that the landing gear motor circuit breaker had popped. The circuit breaker was reset and the landing gear was cycled six times, with no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies noted. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N677Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N677Z), registered now, S/N TE-14, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55 - Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TE-14 - Airframe hours: 5710 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES 285 horsepower reciprocating; CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Charles Graper - Registered owner: Graper Beverly V - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: Unknown - Destination: X60, Williston, FL - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: X60, Williston Municipal, runway 32, 4,399 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 2, 2010; flight hours: 7,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: OCF, 17 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 20101119053119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101119053119A), Nov 19, 2010: Beech 95-C55, Williston, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft N677Z landed at Williston Airport around 17:00 hours on 11/19/2010 with landing gears up and stowed. Aircraft scrapped metal off the fuselage well… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 7, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77925. 516 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 Memorandum (item 1, .PDF, 20 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40341672&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20Memorandum-Master.PDF - Memorandum for Record - Pilot Interview (item 2, .PDF, 19 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40341673&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20-%20Pilot%20Interview-Master.PDF - Memorandum For Record - Inspector Statement (item 3, .PDF, 19 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40341674&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20For%20Record%20-%20Inspector%20Statement-Master.PDF - Witness Statement (item 4, .PDF, 24 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40342305&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statement-Master.PDF - Photo (Courtesy FAA) (item 5, .PDF, 433 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40341999&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20(Courtesy%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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