19940930032369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Lkheed PV2AIRTDCORP · Lafayette, LA · September 30, 1994

Date
September 30, 1994 · 10:10 local
Place
Lafayette, LA
Airport
Lafayette Regional
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6857C
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW94LA319
Reported as
Lkheed PV2AIRTDCORP
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R280031
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total

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What happened

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

Dual for a type rating. Pilot right seat inadvertently raised gear instead of flaps. Handles same shape and color.

As the FAA filed it

DUAL FOR A TYPE RATING. PILOT RIGHT SEAT INADVERTENTLY RAISED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS. HANDLES SAME SHAPE AND COLOR.

NTSB investigation

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