Probable cause
The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to touchdown.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that during the third approach practicing touch-and-go landings, he felt and heard the propeller hit the ground and realized that he had forgotten to lower the landing gear. The airplane touched down on the runway, and skidded to a stop in about 600 feet substantially damaging the lower fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR13CA240 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 19, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Tucson, Arizona
- Nearest airport
- Ryan Field (RYN)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Globe GC-1B
- N-number
- N3802K
- 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.