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FAA incident report · Beech 95-C55 · Richmond, VA · May 17, 1997

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Date
May 17, 1997 · 16:10 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Chesterfield County Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N77EE
Reported as
Beech 95C55
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total400 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N77EERegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2018 · Beech 95-C55S/N TE-47 · Built 1966Airframe modelBeech 95-C55Engine 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 may 15, 1997, at 16:10 hrs local time, a Beech baron, BE-55, N77EE, was making a touch and go at Chesterfield airport, Chesterfield, VA after landing and prior to take-off, the pilot quickly raised the landing gear handle, instead of the flap handle. The landing gear retracted, causing damage to the props and belly of the aircraft. privacy data omitted The instructor was counseled by raymond e. scott, aviation safety inspector, operations, at AEA-FSDO-21.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 15, 1997, AT 16:10 HRS LOCAL TIME, A BEECH BARON, BE-55, N77EE, WAS MAKING A TOUCH AND GO AT CHESTERFIELD AIRPORT, CHESTERFIELD, VA AFTER LANDING AND PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT QUICKLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE, INSTEAD OF THE FLAP HANDLE. THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPS AND BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE INSTRUCTOR WAS COUNSELED BY RAYMOND E. SCOTT, AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR, OPERATIONS, AT AEA-FSDO-21.