Beechcraft A36 N8074P
18 January 2009 · Farmington, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 January 2009 at about 01:58 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N8074P, operated by Mesa Pilot Development, was involved in an accident near Farmington, New Mexico, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmington, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN)
- Coordinates
- 36.7491, -108.1791
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N8074P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mesa Pilot Development
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmington → Farmington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- CEN09LA137
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Collapse of the landing gear during landing due to the incorrect installation of the landing gear actuator. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to initiate the abnormal procedures checklist prior to landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On the sixth touch-and-go of the flight, the private pilot did not receive the proper safe landing gear indications. During a low approach, the tower controller observed three landing gear extended. Satisfied with the visual inspection of the landing gear, the pilot did not initiate the abnormal procedures checklist and performed a landing. During the landing, the left main landing gear collapsed causing the airplane to go off of the side of the runway. The airplane came to a stop and the pilot egressed normally. An inspection revealed that a left main landing gear retraction rod was installed incorrectly several days prior to the accident flight. During the flight, the landing gear transmission/motor limit switch was damaged and rendered inoperative.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2009 | Beechcraft A36 | Refugio, Texas, United States | Aero Mark JM LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2009 | Beechcraft A36 | Guanajuato, Mexico | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Jul 2009 | Beechcraft A36 | Masizo del Roraima, Venezuela, Venezuela | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Mar 2009 | Beechcraft A36 | Athens, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2009 | Beechcraft A36 | Charleston, Missouri, United States | Morley Tower Co | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 2009 | Beechcraft A36 | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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