Beechcraft 76 N928TA

Summary

On 28 April 2008 at about 20:40 local time, a Beechcraft 76 registered N928TA was involved in an accident near Cleburne, Texas, 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

28 April 2008 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Cleburne, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Cleburne Municipal (CPT)

Coordinates

32.3536, -97.4336

Aircraft

Beechcraft 76

Registration

N928TA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Arlington → Cleburne

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN08CA083

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the flight instructor and student pilot to extend the landing gear prior to the airplane touching down on the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the instructional flight, the flight instructor and student pilot were practicing simulated engine failures in the airport traffic pattern. The flight instructor and student pilot reported that the airplane was configured for landing during the approach. The airplane landed with the landing gear retracted and came to rest on the runway. No anomalies were noted with the landing gear system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.