- Date
- July 26, 1989, 01:30 local (06:30 UTC)
- Place
- Springdale, AR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N195DPBeech 65-90
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890726025239I
- Case key
- 34705
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The incident aircraft landed with the gear in the retracted position. The aircraft was raised during the recovery process and the gear selector was placed in the extend position. The gear extended normally. This process was repeated several times with the same results. Upon arrival at the scene, the gear unsafe lights were illuminated. Witnesses aboard the aircraft stated that they observed the amber (gear up) lights just prior to impacting the runway. The landing gear warning horn was tested and found to be inoperative. The warning horn was not the warning horn specified in the Beech parts manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N195DP
- Reported as
- Beech 65-90
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LJ-89
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-6, 500 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Central Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Central Flying Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- STL · St Louis, MO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ASG · Springdale, runway 18, 5,302 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FYV, 18 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.