Beechcraft 36 N6222V

Summary

On 20 August 2005 at about 16:15 local time, a Beechcraft 36 registered N6222V was involved in an accident near Holland, Michigan, United States. 4 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

20 August 2005 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Holland, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Park Township Airport (HLM)

Coordinates

42.7958, -86.1619

Aircraft

Beechcraft 36

Registration

N6222V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Holland → Holland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05CA239

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear prior to landing. A factor to the accident was the pilot becoming distracted by his passengers during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged during an attempted go-around, after the pilot recognized that the landing gear was not extended during the landing approach. The pilot reported that the flight was in conjunction with an Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles event. The aircraft was loaded with three passengers when the accident occurred. The pilot reported that two of the passengers were "teasing" the third passenger during the landing approach and as a result of being distracted he "forgot to put the landing gear down until the very last minute." The pilot stated that the airplane was "too close for the gear to lock" and he attempted a go-around. The pilot reported that the left wing "dipped and touched the ground causing the aircraft to spin off the runway."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.