Ratheon A36 N998LS

Summary

On 28 May 2019 at about 18:00 local time, a Ratheon A36 registered N998LS, operated by F & S Aviation Llc, was involved in an accident near Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were 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

28 May 2019 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Hilton Head (HXD)

Coordinates

32.2244, -80.6975

Aircraft

Ratheon A36

Registration

N998LS

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

1

Operator

F & S Aviation Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Asheville → Hilton Head

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA294

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to complete the before landing checklist.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during an instrument flight rules approach, he failed to extend the landing gear, and the airplane landed on the runway with the landing gear retracted. The pilot added that the accident could have been prevented by "paying much closer attention to the checklists." The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.