NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN25LA017
Registry · N4203A
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH 58
Year of manufacture
1970 · 54 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19700323
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4FE61
Registrant of record
BAS PART SALES LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s inadvertent failure to lower the landing gear before touching down.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that the flight was routine until landing, when for some reason he neglected to lower the landing gear. The airplane landed on the runway wheels up and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot stated there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He added that minimizing distractions and complacency might have prevented the accident. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Gear extension and retract sys-Not used/operated
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Forgotten action/omission-Pilot
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_CEN25LA017.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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- arXiv 2025 · arXiv preprint
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