# Accident 19970202002439A: Beech B200, Marshall, MN, February 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1997, 19:45 local time
- Place: Marshall, MN
- Airport: Marshall Municipal-Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4506° N, 95.7797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4506&lon=-95.7797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66404, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66404-2000-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B200 (registry code 1152922, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B200
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970202002439A

## Narrative

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

LANDING PUT GEAR LEVER DOWN THEN BACK UP. WENT AROUND. LEFT GEAR PART DOWN COLLAPSED LANDING. RIGHT GEAR PART DOWN. (-23) ON 02/02/97, N66404, A BEECH B-200, OPERATED BY SCHWAN'S SALES ENTERPRISES INC., LANDED AT MARSHALL, MN (MML). ON ROLLOUT BRIAN FLESNER (PIC) RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE, IMMEDIATELY RETURNED IT TO THE UP POSITION, AND SELECTED FULL POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT AIRBORNE AGAIN AND PILOT PERFORMED GO AROUND.  AFTER ATTAINING A SAFE ALTITUDE, CREW DETERMINED LEFT GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED.  ATTEMPTED MANUAL EXTENSION TO NO AVAIL.  CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY WITH LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, RIGHT GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AND NOSE GEAR EXTENDED.  WEATHER CONDITIONS VMC.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA063), Feb 2, 1997: Beech B200 (N66404), Marshall, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot inadvertently putting the gear selector switch in the up position during landing.

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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