# NTSB ERA16CA080: Beech 200, N275X, Clearwater, FL, January 4, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 4, 2016, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC) - Place: Clearwater, FL - Coordinates: 27.908611, -82.686386 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9086&lon=-82.6864&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 March 14, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 92528 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16CA080 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92528/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92528 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA080 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to properly configure the airplane's landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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 200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=1152920), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: configuration](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017/cases.md?model=1152920), [All aircraft, 80 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017/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 200, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1152920), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Beech 200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=1152920), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the multiengine turbine-powered airplane departed on a positioning flight to a nearby airport to have the flaps examined. The pilot performed the landing checklist, which included extending the landing gear when the airplane was about 7 miles from the destination airport. Upon contacting the control tower, he was informed that the airplane was number two to land and was provided a vector for sequencing. After about 4 minutes, the pilot was instructed to turn toward the airport and cleared to land. The pilot stated that during his preparation for a no flap landing, he forgot that he had retracted and not subsequently lowered the landing gear. During the landing flare, the control tower stated "gear" and he attempted to abort the landing; however, the airplane contacted the runway and slid to a stop, about 2,500 feet beyond the beginning of the runway. A fuel bladder leak resulted in a fire in the area of the left engine nacelle and substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot stated that he did not hear a landing gear warning horn prior to the accident. According to the airplane flight manual, the landing gear warning would activate intermittently with the gear not down below a certain power setting. Postaccident damage precluded a functional check of the landing gear warning system; however, the pilot stated that he utilized additional power during the no flap landing and that he did not recall the specific power setting used. He further reported about 12,600 hours of total flight experience, which included about 955 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the multiengine turbine-powered airplane departed on a positioning flight to a nearby airport to have the flaps examined. The pilot performed the landing checklist, which included extending the landing gear when the airplane was about 7 miles from the destination airport. Upon contacting the control tower, he was informed that the airplane was number two to land and was provided a vector for sequencing. After about 4 minutes, the pilot was instructed to turn toward the airport and cleared to land. The pilot stated that during his preparation for a no flap landing, he forgot that he had retracted and not subsequently lowered the landing gear. During the landing flare, the control tower stated "gear" and he attempted to abort the landing; however, the airplane contacted the runway and slid to a stop, about 2,500 feet beyond the beginning of the runway. A fuel bladder leak resulted in a fire in the area of the left engine nacelle and substantial damage to the left wing. The plot stated that he did not hear a landing gear warning horn prior to the accident. According to the airplane flight manual, the landing gear warning would activate intermittently with the gear not down below a certain power setting. Postaccident damage precluded a functional check of the landing gear warning system; however, the pilot stated that he utilized additional power during the no flap landing and that he did not recall the specific power setting used. He further reported about 12,600 hours of total flight experience, which included about 955 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N275X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275X-2024-05-02), registration cancelled 2024-05-02, S/N BB-502, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 200 (UNDESIGNAT) - Registry model: [Beech 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (registry code 1152920) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6A-41](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-41) (registry code 61541, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: BB-502 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 907 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 850 horsepower turbo prop; Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 850 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Skyway Aircraft Inc - Registered owner: Skyway Aircraft Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 26, 2015 - Departed: SPG, ST PETERSBURG, FL - Destination: PIE, Clearwater, FL - Airport: PIE, St Pete-Clearwater Intl, runway 36R, 9,730 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 22, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 12,594 total, 954 in this make and model, 11,920 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: PIE ## 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 20160104000269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160104000269A), Jan 4, 2016: Beech 200, Clearwater, FL, Destroyed. On January 4, 2016, at 1130 local time a Beech 200, N275X, registered to skyway aircraft inc landed gear up at st. peter-Clearwater international airport while… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 7, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92528. 3.3 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437283&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - FAA Inspector and Pilot Statements (item 2, .PDF, 279 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437284&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%20and%20Pilot%20Statements-Master.PDF - Airplane Flight Manual/Pilot Operating Handbook (Excerpt) (item 3, .PDF, 767 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437285&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Airplane%20Flight%20Manual%2FPilot%20Operating%20Handbook%20(Excerpt)-Master.PDF - Photos (Courtesy of FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 3 photos, 846 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437286&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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