19990827047749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · St Louis, MO · August 27, 1999

Date: August 27, 1999 · 14:30 local
Place: St Louis, MO
Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N912WJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI99LA314
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO520C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot landed normally runway 26L, while turning off the runway intended to raise the flaps instead raised the landing gear. All three landing gear collapsed causing damage to gear, gear doors, propellers, engines, belly and wingtips. (.4) the pilot stated that while landing, he inadvertently retracted the landing gear after touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED NORMALLY RUNWAY 26L, WHILE TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY INTENDED TO RAISE THE FLAPS INSTEAD RAISED THE LANDING GEAR. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO GEAR, GEAR DOORS, PROPELLERS, ENGINES, BELLY AND WINGTIPS. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING, HE INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI99LA314Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChesterfield, MOthe inadvertent retraction of the landing gear by the pilot.Aug 27, 1999 · Substantial damage