20010313004839I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Braithwaite, LA · March 13, 2001

Date: March 13, 2001 · 16:00 local
Place: Braithwaite, LA
Airport: Braithwaite Park Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5123Y
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total1,500 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5123YRegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2001 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-2156 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250

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What happened

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(-23) Post incident examination of the a/c noted that the landing gear operating handle was found in up position and the flap handle was found in the down position. Propeller strikes occurred after approx. 650 feet of roll out on sod runway. Pilot does not remember the attempt to retract the flaps but normally does so on roll out. Pilot concurs that the probable cause of the nose wheel collapse was his inadvertent retraction of the landing gear. The main gear remained locked down and the a/c was inspected prior to removal from the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE A/C NOTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR OPERATING HANDLE WAS FOUND IN UP POSITION AND THE FLAP HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE DOWN POSITION. PROPELLER STRIKES OCCURRED AFTER APPROX. 650 FEET OF ROLL OUT ON SOD RUNWAY. PILOT DOES NOT REMEMBER THE ATTEMPT TO RETRACT THE FLAPS BUT NORMALLY DOES SO ON ROLL OUT. PILOT CONCURS THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSE WAS HIS INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE MAIN GEAR REMAINED LOCKED DOWN AND THE A/C WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO REMOVAL FROM THE RUNWAY.