Beechcraft V35B N1129T

Summary

On 8 September 2012 at about 16:30 local time, a Beechcraft V35B registered N1129T, operated by Jerry Grout, was involved in an accident near Elko, Nevada, 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

8 September 2012 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Elko, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Elko Regional (KEKO)

Coordinates

40.8247, -115.7917

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35B

Registration

N1129T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jerry Grout

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elko → Elko

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA415

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during the aborted takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to perform a thorough preflight inspection.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had just retracted the landing gear after takeoff when he was advised by a passenger that fuel was streaming from one of the fuel tank caps. After confirming that fuel was leaking, the pilot decided to abort the takeoff and land straight ahead. Although he was able to land on the remaining runway, the pilot forgot to extend the landing gear before the airplane touched down, and the airplane’s bulkhead was damaged. The pilot stated that he had not ensured that the fuel caps were secured and that he should have done a final walk-around before taking off to make sure everything was in order. The pilot reported that there was no preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.