# NTSB MKC84LA105: Beech A36TC, N222HC, North Platte, NE, March 17, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 17, 1984, 11:03 local (17:03 UTC)
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Coordinates: 41.130275, -100.769996 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1303&lon=-100.7700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33655/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA105

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - initial climb
  - door,passenger - unlocked (contributing factor)
  - door,passenger - open (contributing factor)
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - normal
  - terrain condition - runway

## Analysis

THE ACFT HAD JUST DEPARTED NORTH PLATTE AIRPORT AND RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THE ACFT DOOR THEN OPENED, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND BACK ON THE RUNWAY AND FAILED TO REMEMBER TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N222HC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222HC), registered now, S/N EA-259, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech A36TC
- Registry model: [Beech A36TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (registry code 1151603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: EA-259
- Airframe hours: 457
- Engines: Continental TSIO-520 SERI 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bonair Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1983
- Departed: LBF, NORTHPLATTE, NE
- Destination: BOULDER, CO

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 384 total, 46 in this make and model, 322 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LBF

## 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 19840317024049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840317024049A), Mar 17, 1984: Beech A36TC, North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. Cabin door open on liftoff. Aborted and landed gear up on remaining runway forgot he had already retracted gear.

## Other investigations on N222HC (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR21LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA287), Jul 10, 2021: Beech A36TC (N222HC), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff due to insufficient airspeed.

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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