Beechcraft B55B N8496N

Summary

On 22 April 1996 at about 00:06 local time, a Beechcraft B55B registered N8496N was involved in an accident near Manhattan, Kansas, United States. One person was 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

22 April 1996 at 00:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Manhattan, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Manhattan Municipal (MHK)

Coordinates

39.2710, -96.6903

Aircraft

Beechcraft B55B

Registration

N8496N

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aurora → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA144

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to properly extend the landing gear. A factor was his failure to follow checklist procedures.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he slowed the airplane and performed a 'GUMPS' check on base. He wrote that he 'thought the wheels were down at this point.' He said he performed another 'GUMPS' check on final. He 'flared normally and went to idle...touched down, and after 2 seconds the nose dropped, and [the airplane] began to slide.' He reported that he heard the landing gear warning horn during the flare, but thought it was the stall warning horn. He reported that when he returned to the airplane five minutes after the accident, he observed the landing gear control handle in an intermediate position between the center and bottom detent. The landing gear system functioned normally during an operational check.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.