NTSB ANC20CA045 — 2020-04-30 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N91040

Make / Model: GRUMMAN G-44
Year of manufacture: 1942 · 78 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines: 5 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19850709
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AC99A8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N91040 Grumman G44 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for a runway landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that he failed to extend the landing gear on the amphibious airplane for a landing to an asphalt runway. Subsequently, the airplane landed with the landing gear in the retracted position, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that he failed to extend the landing gear on the amphibious airplane for a landing to an asphalt runway. Subsequently, the airplane landed with the landing gear in the retracted position, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

C Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Gear extension and retract sys-Not used/operated - C
C Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Forgotten action/omission-Pilot - C

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2020_ANC20CA045.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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