Beechcraft A36 N3084Z
20 August 2014 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 2014 at about 21:00 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N3084Z, operated by 7 YRS 700, LLC, was involved in an accident near Grand Rapids, Michigan, 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gerald R. Ford Intl Airport (GRR)
- Coordinates
- 42.8808, -85.5228
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N3084Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1988
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- 7 YRS 700, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- South Bend → Grand Rapids
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14LA463
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, upon touchdown, he heard the lower fuselage scraping the runway. The pilot stated that he failed to extend the landing gear before landing because he had been distracted with flying a practice instrument approach. The airplane was hoisted off the runway during recovery, and the landing gear was subsequently extended normally. No anomalies were identified with the landing gear extension system that would have prevented normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2014 | Beechcraft A36 | Wann, Oklahoma, United States | Dakota N8465S LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Beechcraft A36 | Hazlehurst, Georgia, United States | ZTJ Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2014 | Beechcraft A36-UNDESIGNAT | San Carlos, California, United States | Walter Ramseur | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2014 | Beechcraft A36 | Macarani, Brazil | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 May 2014 | Beechcraft A36 | Rockdale, Texas, United States | Pilots Choice Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2014 | Beechcraft A36 | Fryeburg, Maine, United States | Robert Chiarello | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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