Beechcraft 58 N9429Q

Summary

On 19 April 2000 at about 00:48 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N9429Q was involved in an accident near Decatur, Illinois, 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

19 April 2000 at 00:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Decatur Airport (DEC)

Coordinates

39.8506, -88.9308

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N9429Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Peoria → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI00LA116

Nobody was injured.

the failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear which resulted in the gear-up landing. A factor to the accident was the pilot's failure to complete the landing checklist.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aircraft was damaged during a gear-up landing. According to the pilot's written statement, '...reached for the gear handle but for some reason I must not have selected gear down.' The pilot continued, 'Assumed the gear was down and continued with the landing. Flared to land with no gear and it settled on the belly...' The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented by, 'use of checklist.' Post accident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.