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CEN22LA177

2022-03-29 · McAllen, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MFE

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear due to distraction.

Factual narrative

While on final approach, the pilot asked the air traffic controller for the wind conditions. The pilot reported that he was “worried” about the wind conditions, and he forgot to extend the landing gear during the before landing checks. The airplane landed gear-up and came to rest upright on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Pilot
  • — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Lack of action-Pilot
  • — Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring equip/instruments-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Main landing gear-Not used/operated

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_CEN22LA177.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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