ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290385
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 August 2014 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 |
| Owner/operator: | N8176m LLC |
| Registration: | N8176M |
| MSN: | E-2602 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4107 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne IO-550-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houston, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Houston-West Houston Airport, TX (IWS/KIWS) |
| Monroe Regional Airport, LA (MLU/KMLU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that, shortly after takeoff, the airplane seemed to have a "performance/power loss" and that it was not climbing. He lowered the airplane's nose in an attempt to gain airspeed and retracted the landing gear. The airplane immediately descended back onto the runway, slid on its belly, and then struck several approach lights. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector witnessed the accident and said that, after the airplane departed, it entered a nose-high, exaggerated cross-control condition with the airplane's tail only about 10 ft above the runway. The inspector momentarily lost sight of the airplane, but, when he saw it again, it had landed on its belly and was sliding off the runway. According to the Pilot's Operating Handbook, the landing gear should only be retracted on takeoff once a positive climb rate has been established. No preimpact mechanical deficiencies were identified that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot's retraction of the landing gear before establishing a positive climb rate, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN14LA458
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-Oct-2022 14:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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