- Date
- October 19, 1986, 12:16 local (17:16 UTC)
- Place
- Little Rock, AR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2BTCessna 501
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861019049289A
- Case key
- 34315
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Analysis
The PIC stated that he had to fly a faster than normal apprch to the outer marker for the ILS apprch as instructed by apprch control. Apprch cntl indicated that a Boeing 727 was no. 2 for the apprch and that the PIC should maintain 230 KTS till further advised. The PIC stated that he complied with the rqst. The PIC stated that once past the outer marker he initiated the slow down of the acft by retarding throttles and deploying spoilers. The distance in which to slow the acft is 4.2 miles fm the outer marker. The PIC stated that he disabled the gear warning horn when he retarded the throttles and never reset the warning horn for the remainder of the approach. The landing check was not completed prior to the acft contacting the rwy. The PIC stated that poor crew coordination and the high spd during the apprch contributed to the gear up lndg.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2BT
- Reported as
- Cessna 501
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 501-0054
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- P&W JT15D-1A, 2,200 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Pierce Lathing Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · September 1, 1986 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- QRS · Norfolk, VA
- Destination
- LIT · Little Rock, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LIT · Little Rock, runway 22, 7,173 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,600 total · 600 in this make and model · 7,500 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.