Beechcraft 58 N4097S

Summary

On 1 May 2002 at about 20:05 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N4097S, operated by Northeast Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Lansing, Illinois, 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

1 May 2002 at 20:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Lansing, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Lansing Municipal (IGQ)

Coordinates

41.5350, -87.5294

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N4097S

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Northeast Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Detroit → Lansing

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI04LA124

Nobody was injured.

The flight crew's failure to follow the checklist resulting in a landing without the landing gear extended.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was damaged during a wheels-up landing. The flight was a non-revenue dual-instruction flight and the left seat pilot was flying the airplane at the time of the accident. The instructor, seated in the right seat, did not possess a multi-engine flight instructor rating. In a notarized questionnaire, the left seat pilot stated that the accident, "...would not have happened had each of us been alone. We got involved with each other and we both missed the final check." The repair work order did not list any landing gear components that were repaired or replaced.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.