Accident Overview
On April 8, 2009, at approximately 1513 Pacific daylight time, a Beech A36TC, registration N333HP, landed with its landing gear retracted at Roseburg Regional Airport, Roseburg, Oregon. The airplane was operated by the commercial certificated pilot under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight had originated from the same airport about 1508.
Pilot Report
The pilot stated that while approaching the airport on the downwind leg and completing the airplane's checklist, his attention was focused outside the cockpit. He reported that he apparently forgot to lower the airplane's landing gear. The pilot indicated that no mechanical malfunction or failure had occurred during the flight. The date of the pilot's last flight review and the airplane's last annual inspection were not reported on the NTSB form.
Damage Assessment
Examination by a Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness inspector revealed that at least 5.5 feet of belly skin was damaged and partially ground off to the rivet lines. Two belly ribs were broken. Evaluation by Hawker Beechcraft personnel indicated that in several locations the underlying fuselage structure was abraded to the point where no remaining structure existed to attach the skin. The FAA coordinator reported that a major airframe repair would be required to restore airworthiness to the fuselage.