# NTSB GAA18CA361: Raytheon A36, N174DM, Lakeview, AR, June 17, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 17, 2018, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC) - Place: Lakeview, AR - Coordinates: 36.349166, -92.555831 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3492&lon=-92.5558&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 18, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 97521 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA18CA361 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97521/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97521 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA361 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing, which resulted in a propeller strike, followed by an aborted landing and a subsequent hard, precautionary landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: main landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Raytheon A36, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md?model=7150001), [All aircraft, 241 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Raytheon A36, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=7150001), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Raytheon A36, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=7150001), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095); cases with it: [Raytheon A36, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=7150001), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Raytheon A36, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=7150001), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Raytheon A36, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=7150001), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot in the retractable-landing-gear-equipped airplane reported that, during the approach, he was distracted by people that were on the runway and believed he "neglected to lower the landing gear." He added that, during landing, he thought that the propeller contacted turf, and he aborted the landing. The airplane gained altitude, and he turned right, but the airspeed did not increase like he felt that it should. Rather than continue the flight over rising terrain, he extended the landing gear and landed in a field, but the airplane landed hard. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot in the retractable landing gear-equipped airplane reported that during the approach he was distracted by people that were on the runway and believed he "neglected to lower the landing gear." During landing he thought that the airplane's propeller contacted the turf, and he aborted the landing. The airplane gained altitude and he made a right turn, but the airspeed did not increase like he felt that it should. He recalled that rather than continue the flight over rising terrain, he extended the landing gear and landed in a field, but the airplane landed hard. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the glider that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N174DM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N174DM-2022-09-03), registration cancelled 2022-09-03, S/N E-3041, built 1996 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36 - Registry model: [Raytheon A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (registry code 7150001) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-3041 - Year built: 1996 - Airframe hours: 3304 - Engines: Continental IO550B6F 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Flygare LLC - Registered owner: Flygare LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 28, 2018 - Departed: JWN, NASHVILLE, TN - Destination: 3M0, Lakeview, AR - Airport: 3M0, Gastons, runway 24, 3,200 × 55 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Onboard weather, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; last flight review December 20, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 390 total, 284 in this make and model, 334 as pilot in command, 36 in the last 90 days, 27 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: KBPK, 4 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 20180617009719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180617009719A), Jun 17, 2018: Raytheon Aircraft Company A36, Gaston Resort L, AR, Substantial damage. Airman was attempting to land a Beechcraft A36, N174DM at Gaston Resort grass strip on a heading of 240° when he realized gear was not down. Airman performed… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 7, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97521. 4.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40468070&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photo (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 195 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40468071&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo-Master.PDF 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. 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