Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the landing checklist, which resulted in a gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.
NTSB analysis
According to the pilot, while on the downwind leg for landing he used the airplane's checklist. However, his attention was "focused outside the cockpit," and he apparently "forgot" to lower the landing gear. No mechanical malfunctions or failures occurred with the airplane, and it slid to a stop with retracted landing gear.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR09LA189 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Apr 8, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Roseburg, Oregon
- Nearest airport
- Roseburg Regional (RBG)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech A36TC
- N-number
- N333HP
- Category
- Airplane
- 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.