- Date
- September 14, 1987, 20:20 local (Sep 15, 1987, 01:20 UTC)
- Place
- Guthrie, OK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4274ABeech 58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870914057459A
- Case key
- 22430
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Gear not extended
Gear down and locked - not obtainedCause
Checklist - improper use ofCause
Analysis
The pilot failed to ensure that the landing gear was down and locked. The aircraft landed gear up and received substantial damage. The gear was lowered normally after the aircraft was lifted from the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4274A
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH-26
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C/-CB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- American Cattle Ser.,Inc.
- Registered owner
- American Cattle Services Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- COU · Columbia, MO
- Airport
- GOK · Guthrie Muni., runway 16, 3,000 × 60 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,729 total · 899 in this make and model · 7,835 as pilot in command · 230 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.