What happened
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Narrative: N1PZ, Beechcraft BE-55-E55, pittsfield, Maine, to Boston Logan intl', gear collapsed and caught fire after landing Boston runway 33L at 08:00 EST, 2/10/94. Alert iii was activated. Aircraft caught fire due to a ruptured fuel line from the janitrol cabin heater. Pilot attempted to extinguish flames with handheld fire extinguisher. The Logan fire department arrived at 08:14 EST, and extinguished the flames. All runways were closed at 8:07 EST. At 08:09 EST runway 27 was opened for arrivals. Departures were delayed because N1PZ was at the intersection of runway 33L and charlie taxiway blocking access to departure traffic. At 08:28 EST runways 27 and 33L were opened for departures. Pilot sole occupant, no injuries. Minor aircraft damage. Pilot reported he meant to retract the flaps but retracted the gear instead. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: N1PZ, BEECHCRAFT BE-55-E55, PITTSFIELD, MAINE, TO BOSTON LOGAN INTL', GEAR COLLAPSED AND CAUGHT FIRE AFTER LANDING BOSTON RUNWAY 33L AT 08:00 EST, 2/10/94. ALERT III WAS ACTIVATED. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO A RUPTURED FUEL LINE FROM THE JANITROL CABIN HEATER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH FLAMES WITH HANDHELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE LOGAN FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT 08:14 EST, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. ALL RUNWAYS WERE CLOSED AT 8:07 EST. AT 08:09 EST RUNWAY 27 WAS OPENED FOR ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES WERE DELAYED BECAUSE N1PZ WAS AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 33L AND CHARLIE TAXIWAY BLOCKING ACCESS TO DEPARTURE TRAFFIC. AT 08:28 EST RUNWAYS 27 AND 33L WERE OPENED FOR DEPARTURES. PILOT SOLE OCCUPANT, NO INJURIES. MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. PILOT REPORTED HE MEANT TO RETRACT THE FLAPS BUT RETRACTED THE GEAR INSTEAD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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