Gear-up landing Accident Cessna P337H Pressurized Skymaster N5KX,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146413
 
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Date:Wednesday 30 May 2012
Time:10:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic P337 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna P337H Pressurized Skymaster
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N5KX
MSN: P3370339
Engine model:Continental TSIO-360 SER
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Jerome County Airport - KJER, Jerome, ID -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Twinn Falls, ID (KTWF)
Destination airport:Jerome, ID (KJER)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot intended to make a full-stop landing. However, the pilot did not extend the landing gear before landing, and the airplane touched down with the landing gear up, resulting in substantial damage to a fuselage bulkhead. The pilot stated that he had a checklist in his lap, but he became distracted and did not reference the checklist before landing.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the checklist before landing.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: WPR12CA240
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jun-2012 12:36 Geno Added
21-Dec-2016 19:28 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
27-Nov-2017 20:41 ASN Update Bot Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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