What happened
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Landed gear up. Mismanaged gear used flap switch second time beleiving gear switch. (-23) on 08-04-96, at 10:30 am CDT, a Beech E-55, N142P, owned by s.b. locker, jr., privacy data omitted , landed at Brownwood Municipal Airport, Brownwood, Texas, with the landing gear in the retracted position on a personal flight. Visual flight conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the single occupant was not injured. The pilot holds a private, multiengine land with instrument certificate. The flight originated at del rio, Texas, on 08/04/96AT approximately 9:30 am.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED GEAR UP. MISMANAGED GEAR USED FLAP SWITCH SECOND TIME BELEIVING GEAR SWITCH. (-23) ON 08-04-96, AT 10:30 AM CDT, A BEECH E-55, N142P, OWNED BY S.B. LOCKER, JR., ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , LANDED AT BROWNWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SINGLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE, MULTIENGINE LAND WITH INSTRUMENT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DEL RIO, TEXAS, ON 08/04/96AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM.
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