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FAA incident report · Nancng CJ-6A · Hot Springs, SD · September 11, 1999

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Date
September 11, 1999 · 15:30 local
Place
Hot Springs, SD
Airport
Hot Springs Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21710
Reported as
Nancng CJ6A
Reported engine
VEDENY M14P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,746 total500 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days
N21710Registered now · Nanchang China CJ-6AS/N 2532059 · Built 1969Airframe modelNanchang China CJ-6AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was leading a formation flight of four aircraft. After landing and making a 180 degree turn to back-taxi to exit the runway, pilot was distracted and while reaching for what he thought was the flap control, grabbed the gear handle by mistake and the landing gear was retracted. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the wing tip and right outboard portion of the flap as well as damage to the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS LEADING A FORMATION FLIGHT OF FOUR AIRCRAFT. AFTER LANDING AND MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN TO BACK-TAXI TO EXIT THE RUNWAY, PILOT WAS DISTRACTED AND WHILE REACHING FOR WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE FLAP CONTROL, GRABBED THE GEAR HANDLE BY MISTAKE AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP AND RIGHT OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE FLAP AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER.