Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that he forgot to put down the landing gear and that he landed with the gear retracted. The airplane slid off the runway before it came to a rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN23LA116 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 20, 2023
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Grand Prairie, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Grand Prairie Municipal (GPM)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Dusk
Beech G35
- N-number
- N4210D
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1956
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.