# NTSB MKC87LA178: Aero Commander 500B, N192CA, Kansas City, MO, September 26, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 25, 1987, 20:48 local (Sep 26, 1987, 01:48 UTC)
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34444
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC87LA178
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34444/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA178

## Sequence of events

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

- Gear not extended, landing - flare/touchdown
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - checklist - inadequate, manufacturer (contributing factor)
  - checklist - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - bright night (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL WHEN HE WAS REQUESTED TO SLOW DOWN AND FOLLOW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. HE USED HIS CHECKLIST AND DECIDED TO LEAVE THE GEAR UP UNTIL HE WAS CLOSER TO THE AIRPORT. ON SHORT FINAL HE EXTENDED THE FLAPS BUT FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE SLID FOR 600 FEET. THE CONDENSED CHECKLIST, WHICH THE PILOT WAS USING, DID NOT INCLUDE CHECKING THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN BEFORE EXTENDING THE GEAR. THE AMPLIFIED CHECKLIST CONTAINS THIS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N192CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 500B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1225102
- Airframe hours: 7443
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-E1B5 290 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Central Airlines,Inc.
- Registered owner: Central Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, September 23, 1987, 3 hours before
- Departed: MKC
- Airport: MCI, Kansas City International, runway 19, 10,801 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 6,778 total, 1,216 in this make and model, 6,672 as pilot in command, 135 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 90° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870925059509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925059509A), Sep 25, 1987: Gulstm 500B, Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Landed gear up. Failed to check gear horn prior to landing per flight manual.

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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