Beechcraft A36 N94EM

Summary

On 26 November 2023 at about 13:35 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N94EM was involved in an accident near Valdosta, Georgia, 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

26 November 2023 at 13:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Valdosta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Valdosta Rgnl (VLD)

Coordinates

30.7755, -83.2723

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N94EM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1982

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chamblee → Valdosta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA049

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that during the landing flare he realized that he forgot to extend the landing gear and determined it was too late to go around. The underside of the airplane’s fuselage settled onto the runway and skidded down the asphalt, resulting in substantial damage to the structure of the fuselage. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions that would have prevented normal operation of the airplane. The airplane was equipped with a landing gear position warning horn that was designed to sound when the throttle lever was pulled back for landing. The pilot reported that he did not specifically remember hearing the warning horn during the landing flare; however, he stated he might have mistaken the landing gear warning horn for the stall warning horn as he was expecting to hear the stall warning during the landing flare. The pilot reported that when he went back to the airplane after the accident and powered up the airplane’s electrical system, the landing gear warning horn operated normally.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.