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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Grand Canyon, AZ · February 26, 1997

Date: February 26, 1997 · 13:12 local
Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N88TP
Reported as: Beech A36
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,634 total1,097 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N88TPRegistered now · Beech 36S/N E-86 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech 36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on February 26, 1997, a company training flight was being conducted from L15 to gcn. During the training pilot was performing touch and go's. pilot reported normal approach to runway 21 and that after touchdown he reached to retract flaps and by mistake raised the landing gear handle, causing the landing gear to retract, skidding to rest on the runway. No NMAC or pilot deviation. This report and investigation are closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 26, 1997, A COMPANY TRAINING FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED FROM L15 TO GCN. DURING THE TRAINING PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S. PILOT REPORTED NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AND THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE REACHED TO RETRACT FLAPS AND BY MISTAKE RAISED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE, CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT, SKIDDING TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. NO NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.