- Date
- January 27, 2001, 12:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- San Bernardino, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1280ZBeech BE-55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FLT STANDARDS DIST OFC
- FAA report
- 20010127001969A
- Case key
- 51409
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot under instruction to extend the landing gear during the landing approach. A factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane was engaged in traffic pattern work and had completed a series of touch-and-go's. On final approach to landing the landing gear was not extended. The pilot under instruction stated he forgot to lower the landing gear. The flight instructor did not recall hearing a gear condition alert. Both the student and instructor noticed the landing gear warning system working as they did their pattern work prior to the accident. The instructor did state that the student was carrying more engine power for this approach.
Factual narrative
On January 27, 2001, at 1210 hours Pacific standard time, a Beech BE-55, N1280Z, landed gear-up at San Bernardino, California. The airplane sustained substantial damage; the certificated flight instructor and his certificated student were not injured. The airplane was being operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by the student/owner when the accident occurred. The local flight originated from Cable Airport, Upland, California, California, at 1114. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan had been filed.
According to San Bernardino Police Department officers, the student stated that he was receiving flight instruction for his commercial certificate and had just completed two touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. He was on his third touch-and-go to runway 24 at San Bernardino International Airport when according to his written statement, he forgot to lower the landing gear prior to touchdown.
The instructor told officers that he did not hear the gear warning horn prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1280Z
- Reported as
- Beech BE-55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-94
- Airframe hours
- 3,178
- Engines
- Continental IO-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocatingContinental cs-914-84-4-l, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph Edward Wall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 25, 2000 · 83 hours before
- Departed
- CCB · Upland, CA
- Destination
- SBD · San Bernardino, CA
- Airport
- SBD · San Bernardino Internatioanl, runway 24, 10,001 × 180 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Flight instructor
- Age
- 49
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- January 14, 2001
- Seat
- Right
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- December 24, 2000
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 751 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.80 inHg
- Observed at
- KRIV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.