Beechcraft A36 N147DT

Summary

On 5 October 2022 at about 11:30 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N147DT was involved in an accident near Freeport, Illinois, 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

5 October 2022 at 11:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Albertus Airport (KFEP)

Coordinates

42.2460, -89.5820

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N147DT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rockford → Janesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA033

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while in the pattern practicing touch and go landings, he became distracted, failed to use the pre-landing checklist, and forgot to extend the airplane’s landing gear. He landed the airplane with the landing gear retracted and skidded to a stop on the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.