Beechcraft 95-C55 N409V

Summary

On 11 October 1982 at about 13:10 local time, a Beechcraft 95-C55 registered N409V, operated by Earl Collins Paving Co., was involved in an accident near Sarasota, Florida, 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

11 October 1982 at 13:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Sarasota-Bradenton (SRQ)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-C55

Registration

N409V

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Earl Collins Paving Co.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sarasota → Sarasota

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA83LA011

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 DURING A PRACTICE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31, HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE AURAL SIGNAL OF THE MARKER BEACON AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. BY THE TIME HE REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN, IT WAS TOO LATE TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A WHEELS-UP LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.