Beechcraft A36 N174DM

Summary

On 17 June 2018 at about 15:15 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N174DM, operated by Flygare LLC, was involved in an accident near Lakeview, Arkansas, United States. 3 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

17 June 2018 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeview, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Gastons (3M0)

Coordinates

36.3492, -92.5558

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N174DM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1996

Engines

1

Operator

Flygare LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Lakeview

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA361

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing, which resulted in a propeller strike, followed by an aborted landing and a subsequent hard, precautionary landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the retractable-landing-gear-equipped airplane reported that, during the approach, he was distracted by people that were on the runway and believed he "neglected to lower the landing gear." He added that, during landing, he thought that the propeller contacted turf, and he aborted the landing. The airplane gained altitude, and he turned right, but the airspeed did not increase like he felt that it should. Rather than continue the flight over rising terrain, he extended the landing gear and landed in a field, but the airplane landed hard. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.