Aero Commander 500B N192CA

Summary

On 26 September 1987 at about 01:48 local time, a Aero Commander 500B registered N192CA, operated by Central Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Kansas City, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 September 1987 at 01:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Kansas City International (MCI)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aero Commander 500B

Registration

N192CA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Central Airlines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

MKC87LA178

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 WAS ON APPROACH TO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL WHEN HE WAS REQUESTED TO SLOW DOWN AND FOLLOW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. HE USED HIS CHECKLIST AND DECIDED TO LEAVE THE GEAR UP UNTIL HE WAS CLOSER TO THE AIRPORT. ON SHORT FINAL HE EXTENDED THE FLAPS BUT FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE SLID FOR 600 FEET. THE CONDENSED CHECKLIST, WHICH THE PILOT WAS USING, DID NOT INCLUDE CHECKING THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN BEFORE EXTENDING THE GEAR. THE AMPLIFIED CHECKLIST CONTAINS THIS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.