# Incident 20000712035229I: Beech 58, Richmond, VA, July 12, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2000, 07:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000712035229I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT DEPARTED CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AIRPORT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 02 AT RICHMOND IN'T AIRPORT, VIRGINIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A CHATER FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN WITH THREE GREEN LIGHTS, AND THE TOUCH DOWN WAS SMOOTH.  HE FURTHER STATED THAT SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE INTENDED TO RAISE THE FLAPS, HOWEVER, BY ACCIDENT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR INSTEAD, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.   THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE UP POSITION.  FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, THE LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY.  PILOT PASSED A RE-EXAMINATION CHECK FLIGHT ON JULY 27, 2000.  INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N57P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920822053199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920822053199I), Aug 22, 1992: Beech 58 (N57P), Boonville, MO. Pilot left assigned altitude en route. Stated the altitude hold feature had apparently disconnected. Not looking.
- [Incident 19860711050089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860711050089I), Jul 11, 1986: Beech 58 (N57P), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Encountered strong gusty winds on landing, aircraft ran off side of runway.

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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