Epic E1000 N44BN

Summary

On 23 January 2025 at about 04:50 local time, a Epic E1000 registered N44BN was involved in an accident near Arcola, 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

23 January 2025 at 04:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Arcola, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Houston Southwest Airport (AXH)

Coordinates

29.5062, -95.4767

Aircraft

Epic E1000

Registration

N44BN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2024

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carlsbad → Houston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN25LA087

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he thought he put the landing gear down on the base leg of the traffic pattern before the landing. It was dark with no wind and his approach and landing flare were normal with no indication of any issues until the airplane began to vibrate and he heard noise from the propeller and saw sparks. The pilot realized he had forgotten to extend the landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot said that thinking back on the sequence of events that he could not recall hearing any type of aural warning from the avionics indicating that the landing gear was not extended. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.