Beechcraft 200 N71VT

Summary

On 28 November 2021 at about 23:00 local time, a Beechcraft 200 registered N71VT, operated by Western Wings Corp, was involved in an accident near Eugene, Oregon, United States. 3 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 November 2021 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Mahlon Sweet Field (EUG)

Coordinates

44.0746, -123.1307

Aircraft

Beechcraft 200

Registration

N71VT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

2

Operator

Western Wings Corp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eugene → Roseburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA063

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper checklist use, which resulted in an electrical malfunction and subsequent gear up landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the multi-engine, retractable landing gear airplane reported that, shortly after departure, the airplane had several electrical malfunctions. Despite multiple trouble shooting attempts the electrical malfunctions persisted and he elected to return to the departure airport. While on final approach to land, he lowered the landing gear lever, but the landing gear did not extend. He then tried to extend the landing gear utilizing the emergency gear extension procedure to no avail and elected to land the airplane with the landing gear retracted. The pilot further reported that, he could have missed a checklist item that led to the loss of electrical power. Additionally, he did recall that he did not monitor the electrical load meter during the accident flight and did not notice if the battery ran down. The pilot reported there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that could have precluded normal operation. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that, the fuselage aft of the nose landing gear was substantially damaged. A subsequent examination of the landing gear and electrical systems revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane’s 28-volt battery was disconnected, removed and when tested, it showed 20-volts in a discharged state. A fully charged 28-volt battery was substituted for a ground check of the airplane’s systems, which included the instrument panel with no anomalies revealed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.