# NTSB WPR12CA016: Beech D17S, N44562, Phoenix, AZ, October 18, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 18, 2011, 08:11 local (15:11 UTC)
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.434165, -112.01139 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4342&lon=-112.0114&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 2011
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12CA016
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82155/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82155
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA016

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Landing gear system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech D17S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200/cases.md?model=1150538), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200/cases.md)
- [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech D17S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=1150538), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech D17S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1150538), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)

## Analysis

According to the pilot, he unintentionally landed the airplane with the gear retracted. He additionally reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the wing.

## Factual narrative

The pilot reported that following a local area flight, he unintentionally landed the airplane with the gear retracted. According to the Federal Aviation Administration accident coordinator, the airplane sustained wing rib damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44562](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44562), registered now, S/N 6923, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- Registry model: [Beech D17S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (registry code 1150538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 6923
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William Cutter
- Registered owner: Chocolate Kayke Xo LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 2, 2011, 4 hours before
- Departed: PHX, Phoenix, AZ
- Destination: PHX, Phoenix, AZ
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: PHX, Phoenix Sky Harbor, runway 07R, 7,800 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 79; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 19,100 total, 80 in this make and model, 17,200 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: PHX

## 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 20111018026599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111018026599A), Oct 18, 2011: Beech D17S, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. On October 18, 2011, N44562, piloted by [privacy data omitted], landed with the landing gear retracted on runway 7R at the Phoenix skyharbor airport. The only…

## Other investigations on N44562 (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 CEN17LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA301), Aug 3, 2017: Beech D17S (N44562), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 25, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82155. 456 KB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 438 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40356751&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- FAA Record of Conversation (item 2, .PDF, 17 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40356998&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Record%20of%20Conversation-Master.PDF

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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