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August 19, 1995 · Beech 35N · N149G

Creede, CO

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 19, 1995
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Creede, CO
Aircraft
Beech 35N
Tail Number
N149G
Operator
Donald Williams
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
FTW95LA353

DURING A NIGHT VISUAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, LOCATED IN THE MOUNTAINS AT 8,860 FEET MSL, THE PILOT WAS HIGH AND ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. TO IMPROVE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE PILOT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR. HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ON THE SECOND APPROACH AND LANDED WITH THE WHEELS RETRACTED. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH, THE PILOT SAID HE GOT A WARNING HORN AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE STALL WARNING SO HE ADDED POWER AND THOUGHT HE HAD SOLVED THE PROBLEM WHEN THE HORN SILENCED. ON THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT, THE STALL HORN AND LANDING GEAR HORN ARE THE SAME HORN WITH DIFFERENT ACTIVATORS AND A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SOUND. BY ADVANCING THE THROTTLE HE SILENCED THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN.

NTSB Probable Cause

FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST AND LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

Full Narrative

On August 18, 1995, at 2110 mountain daylight time, a Beech 35N, N149G, landed with the landing gear retracted at Creede, Colorado. The private pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this 14 CFR Part 91 flight and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight departed Trinidad, Colorado, at 1900. According to the pilot, his first approach to landing was high and he elected to go around. Due to the altitude of the airport which was 8,680 feet above mean sea level (MSL), with a density altitude of 10,800 feet MSL, the pilot said he raised the landing gear to improve aircraft performance. During the second approach the pilot said he forgot to lower the landing gear and made a gear up landing. In a telephone interview with the pilot, he stated that he heard the gear warning horn and misinterpreted it to be the stall horn, so he added some power and increased his speed slightly. The horn discontinued so in his interpretation the problem that was identified by the horn no longer existed. According to Beech Aircraft, the stall horn and the gear horn are the same and are triggered from different sources. The tones are slightly different. However, due to system design, the landing gear warning horn can be silenced by the addition of power, and according to Beech, if the pilot misinterprets the horn to be a stall warning and adds power he can falsely silence the horn and think he has corrected the problem.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time21:10 MDT
Nearest AirportMineral County Memorial (0nm)
Runway25
Runway Length6580 ft
Runway Width60 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBeech 35N
Tail NumberN149G
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorDonald Williams
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-520B · Reciprocating · 285
Seats5

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 58 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDark Night
Wind310° @ 3 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point66 F / 37 C
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time03:16
Weather SourceWFAC

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