Beechcraft 55 N1621W

Summary

On 22 August 2020 at about 00:45 local time, a Beechcraft 55 registered N1621W was involved in an accident near Athens, Texas, 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

22 August 2020 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Athens, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Athens Municipal Airport (F44)

Coordinates

32.1994, -95.8500

Aircraft

Beechcraft 55

Registration

N1621W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA363

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during the approach and landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot and private pilot rated passenger departed on a local, personal flight. The pilot reported that he failed to extend the landing gear before landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage ribs and stringers. He said that the landing gear warning did not sound through the headsets, so the sound was faint and that the gear warning sounded like the stall warning, which was “confusing.” 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.