# Incident 19790512028679I: Rkwell 500RKWELL, Clearwater, FL, May 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2699B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2699B-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560 (registry code 0141402, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500RKWELL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total, 45 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790512028679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED LANDING GEAR FOLLOWING NORMAL LANDING.

## Other reports on N2699B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760709024119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760709024119A), Jul 9, 1976: Rkwell 560 (N2699B), Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage. Eng hyd pump on l eng. Gr not locked dwn prior to t/d.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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