# NTSB Accident MIA01LA044
> **Aero Vodochody Aero. Works L-39C** · 2000-12-16 · HILTON HEAD ISL, SC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA01LA044
- **Event ID:** 20001226X45491
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-12-16
- **Location:** HILTON HEAD ISL, SC, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aero Vodochody Aero. Works
- **Model:** L-39C
- **Registration:** N139CG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision and failure to follow the prelanding checklist, resulting in the landing gear not being lowered in sufficient time to be verified down and locked, which resulted in a wheels up landing and substantial damage to the airplane.

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