Flagstaff Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Flagstaff, Arizona 86001
Monday, November 6, 1989 14:30 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR-UP. THE PILOT STATED THAT BOTH THE TOWER AND SOMEBODY ELSE TRIED TO GIVE HIM AN ADVISORY BUT THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE BLOCKED BY EACH OTHER. HE ALSO OBSERVED THE RED GEAR-UP WARNING LIGHT, BUT LATER STATED THAT SINCE IT'S ON ALL THE TIME HE PROBABLY ASSOCIATED IT AS A NORMAL SITUATION.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

AN INADVERTENT GEAR-UP LANDING BY THE PILOT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S ACCEPTANCE OF A VISUAL GEAR-UP WARNING AS NORMAL SINCE IT IS ON ALL THE TIME.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/6/1989
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1430
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City FLAGSTAFF
Event State ARIZONA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 86001
Event Date Year 1989
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport FLAGSTAFF
Event Location Nearest Airport ID FLG
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 7012
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1433 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID FLG
Elevation of weather observation facility 7200
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 75
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 13
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 200
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 12
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 14
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1837
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 16 1989 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1600
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 40782
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 1:12PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N80024
NTSB Number LAX90LA022
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion Ground
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model D17S
Aircraft Series Identifier D17S
Aircraft Serial Number 4915
Certified Max Gross Weight 4500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 0
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CONNIE L. ASHURA
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 4682
Aircraft Owner City CAMP VERDE
Aircraft Owner State AZ
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code
Departure City MONTEZUMA
Departure State AZ
Departure Country
Departure Time 1415
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code FLG
Destination City FLAGSTAFF
Destination State AZ
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 21
Runway Length 7000
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --