Beechcraft A36 N6931T

Summary

On 10 September 2024 at about 16:00 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N6931T was involved in an accident near Amarillo, Texas, 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

10 September 2024 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Tradewind (TDW)

Coordinates

35.1732, -101.8264

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N6931T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1984

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Johnson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA348

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.

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

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The pilot reported that while approaching the runway he did not extend the landing gear. The pilot continued to land with the landing gear retracted which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.