19850915071709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E55 · Danbury, CT · September 15, 1985

Date
September 15, 1985 · 18:11 local
Place
Danbury, CT
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6429S
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85LA236
Reported as
Beech E55
Reported engine
Continental IO520C
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,441 total823 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Possible inadvertent retraction by pilot as gear collapsed on touchdown. Damage to gear not noted.

As the FAA filed it

POSSIBLE INADVERTENT RETRACTION BY PILOT AS GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. DAMAGE TO GEAR NOT NOTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.