# Accident 19901018046139A: Beech 95C55, Denver, CO, October 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1990, 14:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7507° N, 104.6009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7507&lon=-104.6009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2757T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2757T-1991-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 8 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901018046139A

## Narrative

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

INADVERTENTLY RAISED GEAR LEVER INSTEAD OF FLAPS AFTER LANDING. AIRCRAFT RAISED OFF LIMIT SWITCHES. GEAR RETRACTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN91LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA009), Oct 18, 1990: Beech 95-C55 (N2757T), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE.

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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