Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a wheels up landing.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On May 21, 1997, about 1228 eastern daylight time, a Beech E-55, N1174T, registered to Southeastern Air Charters, Inc., while on a 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flight, crashed while landing at Griffin-Spalding County Airport, Griffin, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airline transport pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Macon, Georgia, about 20 minutes before the accident.
A witness to the accident observed the airplane land gear up. The pilot stated that he failed to extend the landing gear. The aircraft traveled down the center of runway 32 about 1,000 feet before coming to a stop.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# MIA97LA171