# NTSB MIA04CA057: Beech V35B, N4010A, Bay  St. Louis, MS, March 6, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: March 6, 2004, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Bay  St. Louis, MS
- Coordinates: 30.366666, -89.449996
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3667&lon=-89.4500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 2004
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 58889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA04CA057
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58889/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA057

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Wheels up landing, landing
  - checklist - not complied with, pilot in command (cause)
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4010A), registered now, S/N D-9099, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech V35B
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 9099
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 72; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20040306003119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040306003119A), Mar 6, 2004: Beech V35B, Bay St Louis, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft landed on runway 18 at Stennis airport (hsa) in Mississippi with the gear up. The pilot stated that he neglected to put the gear down prior…

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.

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