Beechcraft A36TC N3822K

Summary

On 29 October 1999 at about 13:05 local time, a Beechcraft A36TC registered N3822K was involved in an accident near Pasco, Washington, 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

29 October 1999 at 13:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Pasco, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Pasco Tri-Cities (PSC)

Coordinates

46.4104, -118.9005

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36TC

Registration

N3822K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

SEA00LA011

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. Factors include a blocked view of the landing gear light indicating system.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot elected to remain in the traffic pattern to conduct a series of touch-and-go landings. On the third landing attempt, the controller informed the pilot that he would call the pilot's base turn due to other departing traffic. According to the pilot, after clearance was given to land on runway 21R, 'I turned final, put the flaps full down and forgot to put the gear down.' The pilot stated that he did not hear the aural gear warning horn sound. The pilot also stated that he had recently installed a portable GPS receiver that is mounted to the aircraft's control column. According to the pilot, 'It blocks out the area where the green lights show for the gear down.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.