Beechcraft A35 N541B

Summary

On 11 March 2010 at about 00:30 local time, a Beechcraft A35 registered N541B was involved in an accident near Marfa, Texas, 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

11 March 2010 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Marfa, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Marfa Municipal Airport (KMRF)

Coordinates

30.3708, -104.0175

Aircraft

Beechcraft A35

Registration

N541B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Midland → Marfa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA152

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing flare the pilot realized that his landing gear had not been extended when the "step" contacted the runway. He initiated a go-around; however, the airplane did not climb as expected. The pilot turned the airplane to the right in an attempt to land on runway 21. When it was apparent that the pilot would not make it to runway 21 he extended the landing gear, at which time the airplane descended rapidly and impacted terrain. The left main landing gear and nose landing gear collapsed. A postimpact examination revealed that the left wing spar and ribs were damaged. Further examination revealed that the propeller had impacted the runway during the first landing attempt. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.