Beechcraft A36TC N333HP

Summary

On 8 April 2009 at about 22:13 local time, a Beechcraft A36TC registered N333HP, operated by Fred J. Brandenfels, was involved in an accident near Roseburg, Oregon, 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.

Date

8 April 2009 at 22:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Roseburg, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Roseburg Regional (RBG)

Coordinates

43.2389, -123.3558

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36TC

Registration

N333HP

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Fred J. Brandenfels

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roseburg → Roseburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09LA189

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to follow the landing checklist, which resulted in a gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, while on the downwind leg for landing he used the airplane's checklist. However, his attention was "focused outside the cockpit," and he apparently "forgot" to lower the landing gear. No mechanical malfunctions or failures occurred with the airplane, and it slid to a stop with retracted landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.