Beechcraft 35N N149G

Summary

On 19 August 1995 at about 03:10 local time, a Beechcraft 35N registered N149G, operated by Donald Williams, was involved in an accident near Creede, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 August 1995 at 03:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Creede, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Mineral County Memorial (Q39)

Coordinates

37.8509, -106.9192

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35N

Registration

N149G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Donald Williams

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Trinidad → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW95LA353

Nobody was injured.

FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST AND LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A NIGHT VISUAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, LOCATED IN THE MOUNTAINS AT 8,860 FEET MSL, THE PILOT WAS HIGH AND ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. TO IMPROVE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE PILOT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR. HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ON THE SECOND APPROACH AND LANDED WITH THE WHEELS RETRACTED. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH, THE PILOT SAID HE GOT A WARNING HORN AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE STALL WARNING SO HE ADDED POWER AND THOUGHT HE HAD SOLVED THE PROBLEM WHEN THE HORN SILENCED. ON THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT, THE STALL HORN AND LANDING GEAR HORN ARE THE SAME HORN WITH DIFFERENT ACTIVATORS AND A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SOUND. BY ADVANCING THE THROTTLE HE SILENCED THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.