# NTSB ERA25LA045: Hawker Beechcraft G58, N793RG, Fairfield Township, NJ, November 6, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 6, 2024, 17:27 local (22:27 UTC) - Place: Fairfield Township, NJ - Coordinates: 40.875225, -74.28135 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&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: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 195481 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA045 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195481/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA045 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to properly configure the landing gear for 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: [Hawker Beechcraft G58, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=4220005), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: landing gear selector](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Hawker Beechcraft G58, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234/cases.md?model=4220005), [All aircraft, 54 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234/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: [Hawker Beechcraft G58, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=4220005), [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: [Hawker Beechcraft G58, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=4220005), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the multiengine airplane reported that the accident flight was the third flight since the most recent annual inspection, during which avionics upgrades were installed. Shortly after takeoff at night, the pilot experienced intermittent avionics malfunctions and elected to return to the departure airport. The pilot wanted to land as soon as possible and performed a straight-in approach with an approach speed that was 5 knots above what he normally flew. On short final approach, the pilot extended the flaps to the approach setting and thought he had extended the landing gear, but subsequently landed with the landing gear retracted. The airplane’s left wing and lower fuselage were substantially damaged during the landing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the landing gear system. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N793RG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N793RG), registered now, S/N TH-2309, built 2011 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP G58 - Registry model: [Hawker Beechcraft G58](https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-beechcraft-g58) (registry code 4220005) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-c) (registry code 17209, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TH-2309 - Year built: 2011 - Airframe hours: 1508 - Engines: Continental IO-550 300 horsepower reciprocating; Continental IO-550 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 24, 2024, 4 hours before - Destination: TEB, Teterboro, NJ - Airport: CDW, Essex County Airport, runway 22, 4,552 × 80 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 31, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 980 total, 474 in this make and model, 823 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.99 inHg - Observed at: CDW - METAR: METAR KCDW 062253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/12 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02280122 ## 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 20241106021859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241106021859A), Nov 6, 2024: Hawker Beechcraft Corp G58, Fairfield, NJ, Substantial damage. The pilot states that he was addressing electrical malfunctions, distracting him from initiating and confirming landing gear extension during landing phase of… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.