Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL85LA092

CHARLESTON, SC, USA

Aircraft #1

N211DS

BEECH 95-C55

Analysis

PLT MAKING PRACTICE COUPLED ILS APCH IN VMC. INTERCEPTED LOCALIZER OUTSIDE THE OUTER MARKER. HELD THE GEAR,INTENDING TO LOWER THEM AT OM. CONTINUED INBD TO DH WHERE HE RESUMED MANUAL CONTROL. OBSERVED GEAR WARNING LT AND HEARD AURAL GEAR WARNING BUT FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THEIR MEANING. TOUCHED DOWN WITH GR UP. PLT WAS THE ACFT OWNER AND HAD 150 HRS EXPERIENCE IN MAKE/MODEL. NO SAFETY PLT. PASSENGER WAS NOT A PLT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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