ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348606
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| Date: | Sunday 26 November 2023 |
| Time: | 08:35 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Skyclub A36 LLC |
| Registration: | N94EM |
| MSN: | E-2011 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valdosta Regional Airport (VLD/KVLD), Valdosta, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta-DeKalb Peachtree Airport, GA (PDK/KPDK) |
| Valdosta Regional Airport, GA (VLD/KVLD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that during the landing flare he realized that he forgot to extend the landing gear and determined it was too late to go around. The underside of the airplane’s fuselage settled onto the runway and skidded down the asphalt, resulting in substantial damage to the structure of the fuselage. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions that would have prevented normal operation of the airplane.
The airplane was equipped with a landing gear position warning horn that was designed to sound when the throttle lever was pulled back for landing. The pilot reported that he did not specifically remember hearing the warning horn during the landing flare; however, he stated he might have mistaken the landing gear warning horn for the stall warning horn as he was expecting to hear the stall warning during the landing flare. The pilot reported that when he went back to the airplane after the accident and powered up the airplane’s electrical system, the landing gear warning horn operated normally.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193428
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N94EM
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n94em
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/81339_1418261690.jpg (photo)
Location
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2023 20:06 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-Jan-2024 18:46 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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