# NTSB MIA83LA004: Beech 35-C33, N8944U, Lake City, FL, October 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 1, 1982, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Lake City, FL
- Location: 30.1886° N, 82.6422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1886&lon=-82.6422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83LA004
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71318/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA004

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE ENROUTE, THE PILOT DIVERTED TO LAKE CITY, FL TO AVOID ADVERSE WEATHER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. HE EXTENDED THE DOWNWIND TO ACCOMMODATE OTHER TRAFFIC, THEN TURNED BASE AND FINAL WHERE HE COMPLETED THE BEFORE-LANDING CHECKLIST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN ITS RETRACTED POSITION. LATER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED, A MECHANIC ACTIVATED THE ELECTRICAL MASTER SWITCH AND MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION. WHEN HE DID THIS, THE GEAR EXTENDED AND THE 3 GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8944U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: CD954
- Airframe hours: 4097
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470K 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Home Aviaton, Inc.
- Registered owner: Home Aviaton, Inc.
- Departed: GNV, GAINESVILLE, FL
- Destination: GMU, GREENVILLE, SC
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 31J, Lake City, runway 10, 6,800 × 0 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 304 total, 42 in this make and model, 229 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 163 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: GNV, 34 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 19821001050959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821001050959A), Oct 1, 1982: Beech 35C33, Lake City, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot made gear up landing. Investigation revealed gear motor malfunction.

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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