- Date
- March 6, 2004, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bay St. Louis, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4010ABeech V35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20040306003119A
- Case key
- 58889
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to complete the landing checklist and extend the landing gear resulting in a gear up landing and damage to the airplane.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that while on a practice precision instrument landing, two airplanes and two helicopters distracted his attention and he "did not lower the landing gear" before landing. The pilot stated there were "no" mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident.
Factual narrative
On March 6, 2004, about 1100 eastern standard time, a Beech V35B, N4010A, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 training flight, landed gear up on runway 18 at the Stennis International Airport, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The private pilot reported no injuries, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from Stennis earlier that day about 0930.
The pilot stated while on a practice precision instrument landing, two airplanes flew over the runway's threshold at about 1,000 feet and two helicopters were hovering over the taxiway next to the runway, which distracted his attention and "did not lower the landing gear" before landing. The airplane landed on its belly and skidded to a stop on the runway. The pilot further stated there were "no" mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4010A
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9099
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA8, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ralph J. Dagnall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- KHSA · Bay St. Louis, MI
- Destination
- Bay St. Louis, MI
- Airport
- KHSA · Stennis International Airport, runway 18
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
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 3,656 total · 1,177 in this make and model · 24 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Observed at
- KGPT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.