# Accident 19910701025599A: Beech E55, Bakersfield, CA, July 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1991, 15:57 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3793° N, 119.0206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3793&lon=-119.0206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7268R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7268R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 27 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701025599A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON LANDING ROLL. DAMAGE INDICATES GEAR INTRANSIT ON ROLLOUT. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED.

## 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 LAX91LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA284), Jul 1, 1991: Beech E-55 (N7268R), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION BY SELECTING GEAR UP INSTEAD OF FLAPS UP DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE…

## Other reports on N7268R (1)

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

- [Incident 19890313029749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890313029749I), Mar 13, 1989: Beech E55 (N7268R), Blythe, CA, Minor damage. Landed on runway with gear up. Pilot stated he was sure gear was down. Gear warning horn sounded on flare.

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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