The pilot told investigators that while in the traffic pattern at the airport in Asheboro, North Carolina, 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 Beech 300’s landing gear before landing.
An airport security video showed 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, an FAA 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 it was manually extended, the position indicating system operated normally.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
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There are those that have… And those that will.
C’mon guys, it’s a Baron.
The form 6120 lists it as a King Air 300….the ‘other’ beech twin.
Regardless, it was a Beechcraft. I was being a bit sarcastic considering the American Bonanza Society recently released a video about how to put the gear down. Of course, the video is about lowering the gear in any aircraft with retractable landing gear.
Must have also been distracted by the gear horn.
It was not a Bonanza. Look at the photo. Clearly a twin engine aircraft with nacelle baggage lockers, not a Bonanza.
Whoops. Another Bonanza pilot forgets to put the gear down. I guess he didn’t view the Bonanza Society video how to put the gear down. This will make for good conversation on Beech Talk. Is the pilot a doctor by any chance??
How did you get “Bonanza” out of this article? It was a King Air, twin turboprop.