- Date
- April 21, 1993, 16:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- No. Little Rock, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3057TCessna 320C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930421012999A
- Case key
- 18733
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to follow the checklist. A factor was the popped circuit breaker
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.
Analysis
During an approach the pilot executed a go around and retracted the landing gear and reentered the traffic pattern. Following the reentry the pilot placed the landing gear handle in the down position for the next approach, a full stop. The pilot reported that he did not verify the landing gear down lights indicated 3 in the green. Following the gear up landing the landing gear circuit breaker was found popped and the gear handle was down. No reason could be established for the popped landing gear circuit breaker
Factual narrative
On April 21, 1993, at approximately 1640 central daylight time, a Cessna 320C, N3057T, was substantially damaged following a gear up landing at North Little Rock Municipal Airport, North Little Rock, Arkansas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal local flight.
During an interview, conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, and in a written statement the pilot reported the following information. While climbing to reenter the traffic pattern for a full stop landing, the pilot retracted the landing gear. Following his entry into the traffic pattern he placed the landing gear handle in the down position, however, he reported that "the pilot failed to verify 3 in the green before landing."
An examination of the airplane following the accident and prior to removal from the site revealed that the landing gear handle was down and the circuit breaker was popped. No determination could be made for the popped circuit breaker.
The airplane was released to the owner by the FAA inspector.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3057T
- Reported as
- Cessna 320C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 320COO57
- Airframe hours
- 1,896
- Engine
- Continental TS10-470D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Sky Trader Inc.
- Registered owner
- Sky Trader Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1992 · 386 hours before
- Departed
- LIT · Little Rock, AR
- Destination
- 1M1
- Airport
- 1M1 · N. Little Rock, runway 35, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 28,000 total · 27,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 30 °F
- 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.
Other investigations on N3057T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.