Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that while in the airport traffic pattern to land, there were several other airplanes in the area, and he was distracted as he tried to keep track of them. He could not recall extending the airplane’s landing gear before landing. An airport security video showed that that the airplane approached the runway and landed with the landing gear retracted. The underside of the airplane’s fuselage was substantially damaged during the accident. Following the accident, a Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane. Due to damage sustained to the airplane during the accident, the landing gear were unable to be extended normally, but once they were manually extended, the position indicating system operated normally.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA24LA354 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 19, 2024
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Asheboro, North Carolina
- Nearest airport
- Asheboro Rgnl (HBI)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech 300
- N-number
- N600KA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1988
- 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.