Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during the approach resulting in a gear-up landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that he was arriving to land at a busy non-towered airport. He inadvertently forgot to extend the landing gear, partly because of the strong gusting headwind he experienced on final approach. His attention was directed toward making a smooth touchdown when he suddenly saw the propeller stop as it contacted the runway surface. After the airplane came to a stop, the pilot removed his electronic noise canceling headphones and he then heard the landing gear warning horn which was not wired into the audio interphone system. As a result of the impact sequence, there was substantial damage to the fuselage structure.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN11CA212 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 27, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Brenham, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Brenham Municipal Airport (11R)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech G35
- N-number
- N437D
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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