Beechcraft 36 N936TC

Summary

On 4 November 2019 at about 19:00 local time, a Beechcraft 36 registered N936TC was involved in an accident near Hurricane, Utah, United States. 2 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

4 November 2019 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hurricane, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

General Dick Stout Field (1L8)

Coordinates

37.1403, -113.3061

Aircraft

Beechcraft 36

Registration

N936TC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hurricane → Hurricane

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20LA032

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was in the fully extended and locked position before landing. Contributing to the accident was the overload of the landing gear circuit for reasons that could not be determined.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during final approach, he selected the landing gear switch to the down position, then became distracted by departing traffic. He did not recall checking if the landing gear was fully extended. The airplane landed with the gear partially extended, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The airplane was placed on jacks and a gear swing was performed. No anomalies were noted, and the landing gear circuit breaker remained closed throughout operation. Although it is likely that the landing gear circuit was overloaded during the accident landing, the reason for the overload could not be determined during postaccident testing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.