Rockwell 690 N52PY

Summary

On 14 August 2019 at about 21:20 local time, a Rockwell 690 registered N52PY, operated by Jk Aviation Llc, was involved in an accident near Stockton, California, 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

14 August 2019 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Stockton, California, United States

Nearest airport

Stockton Metropolitan (SCK)

Coordinates

37.8944, -121.2386

Aircraft

Rockwell 690

Registration

N52PY

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

2

Operator

Jk Aviation Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minden → Stockton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA494

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delay in extending the landing gear and his improper movement of the landing gear lever, which led to a gear-up landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the approach, the airspeed was high, so he decreased it. He did not extend the landing gear until short final, at which point, he pushed down hard on the landing gear lever to extend the landing gear; however, he added that, after thinking about what happened, he realized that he must have inadvertently pushed the gear lever to the side, which "bound up the handle." Due to the airplane's proximity to the runway, he decided to land the airplane with the landing gear retracted, and the airplane slid to a stop on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.