Probable cause
The flight crew’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
NTSB analysis
According to the operator, the flight crew was conducting one engine inoperative (OEI) training as part of a check ride. While conducting an OEI instrument landing system approach, the flight crew became task-saturated and “failed to complete the approach and final checklists.” The flight crew completed the landing to the runway with the landing gear fully retracted and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The flight crew reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA22LA219 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 3, 2022
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Nearest airport
- Luis Munoz Marin Intl (SJU)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Short Bros SD3-60
- N-number
- N744LG
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1988
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
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.