# Incident 19951225046529I: Beech A36TC, Aspen, CO, December 25, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1995, 13:46 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2219° N, 106.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASPEN-PITKIN COUNTY/SARDY FLD (ASE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2219&lon=-106.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222HC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222HC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,380 total, 1,225 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951225046529I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BOULDER (1V5) ARPT ON A LCL FLIGHT WITH ONE PASSENGER AND THE PILOT/OWNER ABOARD. THE PASSENGER WAS THE PILOTS YOUNG SON WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT. THE TIME WAS APPROX. 12 NOON MST. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO ASE TO PRACTICE T.O. & LANDINGS. ON LANDING ROLL OUT AT ABOUT13:46 MST, THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR WHEN HE THOUGHT HE WAS RETRACTING THE WING FLAPS. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE NOSE AND RT. MAIN GEARDOORS, NOSE LOWER LOBE AND SUDDEN STOPPAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE, DUE TO THE RETRACTION OF THE NOSE GEAR. THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED FOR 1 HR + 40 MINUTES. BEFORE REMOVAL. BASED ON AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT/OWNER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT BY THIS INSPECTOR DATED 2-28-96. THIS STATEMENT IS BASED ON MY DISCUSSION WITH THE SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER (SPM), JANNA GOWTHROP CONCERNING REMEDIAL TRAINING THAT I PROPOSED FOR DAVID WYATT, PILOT OWNER OF N222HC, BEECH MODEL A-36 WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR ON LANDING ROLL OUT AT ASE, 12-25-95. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. WYATT, MYSELF AND JANNA TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS OF REMEDIAL TRAINING A POSSIBLE MISLEADING CHECK LIST ITEM WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY MR. WYATT WHICH HE INTERPRETED AS BEECH'S RECOMMENDATION TO ALWAYS RETRACT THE FLAPS ON ROLLOUT. IT WAS DECIDED THAT FOLLOW UP ON THE CHECK LIST WITH BEECHCRAFT/RAYTHEON BY BOTH MR. WYATT AND THE SPM AND COUNSELING OF MR. WYATT WAS APPROPRIATE RATHER THAN REMEDIAL TRAINING. JOE JORDAN, ASI, DENVER FSDO.

## Other reports on N222HC (2)

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

- [Accident 20210710010549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210710010549A), Jul 10, 2021: Beech A36TC (N222HC), Chandler, AZ, Destroyed. Prior to the flight at Chandler airport (chd) on 7/10/2021 [privacy data omitted] stated weight and balance analysis was calculated prior to the flight and the…
- [Accident 19840317024049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840317024049A), Mar 17, 1984: Beech A36TC (N222HC), North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. Cabin door open on liftoff. Aborted and landed gear up on remaining runway forgot he had already retracted gear.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.