# NTSB WPR22LA063: Beech 200, N71VT, Eugene, OR, November 28, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 28, 2021, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Eugene, OR - Coordinates: 44.0746, -123.1307 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0746&lon=-123.1307&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: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 104392 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA063 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104392/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104392 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA063 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper checklist use, which resulted in an electrical malfunction and subsequent gear up landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: use of checklist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md?model=1152920), [All aircraft, 336 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md) - [Electrical power system: alternator-generator drive sys](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022410): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022410/cases.md?model=1152920), [All aircraft, 25 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022410/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute: Electrical system malf/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332); cases with it: [Beech 200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332/sequence.md?model=1152920), [All aircraft, 182 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332/sequence.md) - [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 200, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1152920), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the multi-engine, retractable landing gear airplane reported that, shortly after departure, the airplane had several electrical malfunctions. Despite multiple trouble shooting attempts the electrical malfunctions persisted and he elected to return to the departure airport. While on final approach to land, he lowered the landing gear lever, but the landing gear did not extend. He then tried to extend the landing gear utilizing the emergency gear extension procedure to no avail and elected to land the airplane with the landing gear retracted. The pilot further reported that, he could have missed a checklist item that led to the loss of electrical power. Additionally, he did recall that he did not monitor the electrical load meter during the accident flight and did not notice if the battery ran down. The pilot reported there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that could have precluded normal operation. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that, the fuselage aft of the nose landing gear was substantially damaged. A subsequent examination of the landing gear and electrical systems revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane’s 28-volt battery was disconnected, removed and when tested, it showed 20-volts in a discharged state. A fully charged 28-volt battery was substituted for a ground check of the airplane’s systems, which included the instrument panel with no anomalies revealed. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N71VT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71VT), registered now, S/N BB-709, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 200 - Registry model: [Beech 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (registry code 1152920) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6A-41](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-41) (registry code 61541, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: BB-709 - Year built: 1980 - Airframe hours: 8232 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-41 850 horsepower turbo prop; Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-41 850 horsepower turbo shaft - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Western Wings Corp - Registered owner: Western Wings Corp - Airworthiness certificate: None; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 1, 2021 - Departed: KEUG, Eugene, OR - Destination: KRBG, Roseburg, OR - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: EUG, Mahlon Sweet Field, runway 16R, 8,009 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Auto-pilot, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 2, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 25,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 24,000 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 30,000 ft broken - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.24 inHg - Observed at: KEUG, 5 nm away - METAR: METAR KEUG 290054Z 19004KT 10SM FEW020 SCT180 BKN300 12/09 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP240 T01220089= ## 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 20211128019989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211128019989A), Nov 28, 2021: Beech 200, Eugene, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from keug at 14:28 PST after a one and a half hour weather delay and refueling stop headed for krgb. As the aircraft climbed through 5000 feet… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 18, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104392. 3.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13066043&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=01%20NTSB%20Form%206120_1_RedactedFlattened-Rel.pdf - Record of email correspondence (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 174 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13064857&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20e-mail%20correspondence%20(FAA)%20EG%20(002)-Rel.pdf - Record of conversation (duty officer) (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 171 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13440816&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20N71TV-Rel%20(1)-Rel.pdf - Photo (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 1 photo, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13048300&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%201-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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