# NTSB NYC82DA084: Beech 35-33, N975T, Altoona, PA, May 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 2, 1982, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Coordinates: 40.559135, -78.369026 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5591&lon=-78.3690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA084
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69754/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA084

## 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
  - weather condition - turbulence,clear air (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,gear warning system - disconnected (contributing factor)
  - gear extension - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT BEFORE LANDING, HE PERFORMED HIS COCKPIT DUTIES AND PUT THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. HOWEVER, HE LOST SIGHT OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH TRYING TO LOCATE THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS ALSO PREOCCUPIED WITH TURBULENT AIR. HE REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT CHECK THE GEAR LIGHT OR THE INDICATOR ON THE FLOOR. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT AN ELECTRICAL WIRE FOR THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED AND THE WARNING SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N975T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N975T), registered now, S/N CD-179 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (registry code 1151402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: CD179
- Airframe hours: 2700
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-47OJ 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Andrew Bianco
- Registered owner: Andrew Bianco
- Departed: MILLVILLE, NJ
- Destination: RONKONKOMA, NY
- Airport: Blair County Airport, runway 30, 3,660 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 325 total, 230 in this make and model, 254 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F

## 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 19820502015749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502015749A), May 2, 1982: Beech 3533, Martinsburg, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot was distracted and forgot to check gear down. Landed gear up.

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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