29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 6, 1984 · 15:00 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Hobby
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N54JL
Reported as
Beech 95B55
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total30 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landing gear collapsed after leaving runway. Pilot admitted he accidentally retracted the gear in place of flaps.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LEAVING RUNWAY. PILOT ADMITTED HE ACCIDENTALLY RETRACTED THE GEAR IN PLACE OF FLAPS.