Beechcraft 35-33 N975T

Summary

On 2 May 1982 at about 15:30 local time, a Beechcraft 35-33 registered N975T, operated by Andrew Bianco, was involved in an accident near Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 May 1982 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Blair County Airport

Coordinates

40.5591, -78.3690

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35-33

Registration

N975T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Andrew Bianco

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Millville → Ronkonkoma

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA084

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT BEFORE LANDING, HE PERFORMED HIS COCKPIT DUTIES AND PUT THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. HOWEVER, HE LOST SIGHT OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH TRYING TO LOCATE THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS ALSO PREOCCUPIED WITH TURBULENT AIR. HE REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT CHECK THE GEAR LIGHT OR THE INDICATOR ON THE FLOOR. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT AN ELECTRICAL WIRE FOR THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED AND THE WARNING SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.