44.1246° N, 123.2120° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MAHLON SWEET FLD (EUG), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 25, 1985 · 15:00 local
Place
Eugene, OR
Airport
Mahlon_sweet
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2620A
Reported as
Beech E55
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
325 total160 in this make and model25 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.
Pilot retracted gear instead of flaps just as wheels touched down.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT RETRACTED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS JUST AS WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN.