ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285465
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| Date: | Friday 14 November 2008 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft K35 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N411B |
| MSN: | D-5960 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-470-SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Townsend, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sequim, WA (W28) |
| Port Townsend, WA (0S9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot decided to make a straight-in visual-flight-rules approach to the destination airport after a flight of less than 10 minutes from his point of departure. There was departing traffic at the non-controlled destination airport and the pilot said that he became distracted while discussing that traffic with his passenger. The pilot, who said he normally makes sure that the gear is down while on downwind, did not use a checklist and failed to lower the gear prior to landing. The subsequent contact with the runway surface resulted in damage to a fuselage bulkhead.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use a checklist and the distraction caused by the discussion with the passenger.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR09CA101
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 10:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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