# Incident 19960724027109I: Beech 76, Greenville, TX, July 24, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Greenville, TX
- Airport: Majors
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0678° N, 96.0653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MAJORS (GVT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0678&lon=-96.0653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6044T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6044T-2012-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 165 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960724027109I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT, ROBERT CARY STEINER, PILOT CERTIFICATE #464192341, WHILE PRACTICING THE NDB APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 35, AT THE GREENVILLE MAJORS AIRPORT (GVT), GREENVILLE, TX. LANDED THE AIRCRAFT N6044T, A BEECHCRAFT BE-76. WHILE ATTEMPTING A TOUCH-AND-GO TAKE OFF, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PROCEEDED TO RAISE THE FLAPS WITH THE FLAP HANDLE AND INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE UP INSTEAD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE SKIN ON THE NOSE AND BOTH PROPELLERS WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE REALIZED HIS MISTAKE IMMEDIATELY AND PUT THE GEAR HANDLE BACK TO THE DOWN POSITION, AND THAT BY DOING THIS ACTION PREVENTED THE MAIN GEAR FROM RETRACTING.

## Other reports on N6044T (2)

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

- [Incident 20060124002089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060124002089I), Jan 24, 2006: Beech 76 (N6044T), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. (-23) During approach from training flight, CFI failed to check that landing gear were down and locked.
- [Incident 19820914061369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820914061369I), Sep 14, 1982: Beech 76 (N6044T), Marshall, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed aircraft with gear up.

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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