Cessna 550 accident near Mcgregor, Texas, September 27, 2022
On September 27, 2022 at about 8:15 pm local time, a 1987 Cessna 550, registered N409ST, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Mcgregor, Texas (Mcgregor Executive Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The flight crew’s failure to ensure the landing gear was down which resulted in a gear up landing and subsequent runway excursion.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 27, 2022 · about 8:15 pm local time
- Place
- Mcgregor, Texas · Mcgregor Executive Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 550, built 1987 · all 550s on the register
- Registration
- N409ST · no longer on the register · serial 550-0559
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The captain reported that the airplane was on a stabilized approach when, just before the airplane touched down, he heard a horn activate. He did not realize that the landing gear was not fully down until the nose landing gear touched down and he heard metal grinding. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway and came to rest about 20 ft from the edge. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the bottom of the fuselage. The captain’s recollection of the landing gear selection was “fuzzy” following the accident. A postaccident functional test of the landing gear system showed normal extension and retraction. No other preaccident failures or malfunctions were noted with the airplane or systems that would have precluded normal operations. The lack of anomalies indicated that the flight crew failed to ensure the landing gear was down before landing.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear collapse during landing defining event
- Runway excursion during landing
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Forgotten action/omission › Flight crew
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Gear extension and retract sys › Not used/operated
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,000 hours in all; 380 in this make and model; 140 in the last 90 days; 44 in the last 30 days; 3,300 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: June 10, 2022
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 788 hours in all; 188 in this make and model; 130 in the last 90 days; 42 in the last 30 days; 487 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: December 23, 2021
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 9,012.7 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, June 10, 2022
- Maximum gross weight: 14,500 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ADS Addison TX at 7:45 pm
- Destination: PWG Mcgregor TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 17, 5,501 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 3 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.12 inHg
- Observation at 2:56 pm from KPWG, 5 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KPWG 271956Z AUTO VRB04G14KT 10SM CLR 32/03 A3012
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN22LA434.