# NTSB GAA20CA022: Beech 36, N8047R, Douglas, GA, October 14, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 14, 2019, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Douglas, GA - Coordinates: 31.476667, -82.860557 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4767&lon=-82.8606&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: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 21, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 100429 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA20CA022 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100429/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100429 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA022 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear due to intoxication during an unauthorized flight. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: gear extension and retract sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech A36, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/cases.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 416 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023230/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: [Beech A36, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Impairment/incapacitation: alcohol](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012015): Personnel issues › Physical · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech A36, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012015/cases.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 87 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012015/cases.md) - [Intentional act: stolen/unauthorized](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02051020): Personnel issues › Miscellaneous · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech A36, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02051020/cases.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02051020/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: [Beech A36, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1151604), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he failed to extend the landing gear and that the airplane landed with the landing gear retracted. The airplane skidded off the runway to the right and came to rest in the grass adjacent to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane's owner reported that the pilot had not been authorized to fly the airplane the day of the accident. Local law enforcement officers conducted a field sobriety test and concluded that the pilot was impaired to the point that he was unsafe to operate an airplane. Subsequently, he was arrested for operating an aircraft while under the influence. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the retractable landing gear-equipped airplane reported that, he failed to extend the landing gear and the airplane landed with the landing gear retracted. The airplane skid off the runway to the right and came to rest in the grass adjacent to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The owner of the airplane reported that the pilot had not been authorized to fly the airplane the day of the accident. Local law enforcement officers conducted a field sobriety test and concluded that the pilot was impaired to the point that he was unsafe to operate an airplane. Subsequently, he was arrested for operating an aircraft while under the influence. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8047R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8047R), registered now, S/N E-2709 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 36 (A36) - Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: E-2709 - Year built: 2001 - Airframe hours: 1840 - Engines: Allison/Rolls Royce 250-B17C 425 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Brooks Auto Parts Inc - Registered owner: Brooks Auto Parts Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 13, 2019 - Departed: DQH, Douglas, GA - Destination: DQH, Douglas, GA - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: DQH, Douglas Muni, runway 04, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 15,300 total, 175 in this make and model, 8,500 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: KDQH ## 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 20191014021079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191014021079A), Oct 14, 2019: Beech A36, Douglas, GA, Substantial damage. On Monday October 14, 2019, at approximately 4:30 p.m. eastern daylight time, a 1992 Beechcraft bonanza with registration N8047R sustained major damage as a… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 17, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100429. 382 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 382 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40479137&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-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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