Cessna P337H N5KX

Summary

On 30 May 2012 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna P337H registered N5KX, operated by Glenn Arrington, was involved in an accident near Jerome, Idaho, 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

30 May 2012 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Jerome, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Jerome County Airport (KJER)

Coordinates

42.7228, -114.4539

Aircraft

Cessna P337H

Registration

N5KX

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Glenn Arrington

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Twinn Falls → Jerome

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA240

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the checklist before landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot intended to make a full-stop landing. However, the pilot did not extend the landing gear before landing, and the airplane touched down with the landing gear up, resulting in substantial damage to a fuselage bulkhead. The pilot stated that he had a checklist in his lap, but he became distracted and did not reference the checklist before landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.