NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ERA26LA045
Registry · N2033C
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH 95
Year of manufacture
1959 · 66 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19590311
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A19FEC
Registrant of record
PRAY AVIATION INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that he was performing a short field landing. The pilot stated that he completed the prelanding checks, but he did not extend the landing gear prior to touchdown on the runway. The airplane came to rest upright on the runway with the landing gear retracted, resulting in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot further stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. 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).
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Forgotten action/omission-Pilot
- — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Landing gear selector-Incorrect use/operation
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2025_ERA26LA045.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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- arXiv 2026 · arXiv preprint
Model-Reference Adaptive Flight Control of the 95-mg Bee++
We introduce a model-reference adaptive control (MRAC) architecture for high-performance positional tracking of the Bee++, a 95-mg insect-scale flapping-wing aerial vehicle.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2022 · Journal article (JAAER)
A Panel Study of Outsourced Maintenance Impact on Major U.S. Passenger Airlines' Profitability (1995-2019)
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- Semantic Scholar 2018 · Article (Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance)
Cardiac Inflight Incapacitations of U.S. Airline Pilots: 1995-2015.
INTRODUCTION Inflight medical incapacitations are rare events that can result in the loss of lives and aircraft. The potential for an in-flight medical event deserves the attention of certification au…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 1995 · Industry report (AQRR)
Airline Quality Rating 1995
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 1994 · Journal article (JAAER)
Postsecondary Aviation Programs in the United States: 1950 and 1985
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- NASA NTRS 2016 · Conference Paper
Controlling Air Traffic (Simulated) in the Presence of Automation (CATS PAu) 1995: A Study of Measurement Techniques for Situation Awareness in Air Traffic Control
As automated systems proliferate in aviation systems, human operators are taking on less and less of an active role in the jobs they once performed, often reducing what should be important jobs to tas…
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