| Date: | Sunday 28 November 2021 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Western Wings Corp |
| Registration: | N71VT |
| MSN: | BB-709 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8232 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eugene Airport, OR (EUG) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Eugene Airport, OR (EUG/KEUG) |
| Roseburg Municipal Airport, OR (RBG/KRBG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the Beechcraft 200 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.
Post accident 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.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper checklist use, which resulted in an electrical malfunction and subsequent gear up landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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