Beechcraft F33A N1592W

Summary

On 28 December 2002 at about 21:50 local time, a Beechcraft F33A registered N1592W, operated by Robert W. Dunavant, was involved in an accident near Durango, Colorado, United States. 3 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

28 December 2002 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Durango, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Durango/La Plata County Arpt. (DRO)

Coordinates

37.1514, -107.7539

Aircraft

Beechcraft F33A

Registration

N1592W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert W. Dunavant

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Borger → Durango

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN03LA029

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A contributing factor is the pilot's failure to follow the checklist.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said made a crosswind approach for the runway. He said he entered a gradual climb to slow his airplane down enough to lower the landing gear, and then hit the gear switch thinking he had engaged it. The pilot turned on downwind until the other traffic was clear, and then subsequently turned on to base and final. The pilot said he did not realize there was a problem until he struck the runway. The airplane landed with the gear fully retracted damaging the bottom fuselage, flaps, and propeller. An examination of the airplane revealed no systems anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.