# Accident 20010717022389A: Beech 95B55, Denver, CO, July 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2001, 10:05 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5797° N, 104.8603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5797&lon=-104.8603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N886N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N886N-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010717022389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THOMAS FREEZE RECALLS THE LANDING BEING NORMAL ON RUNWAY 17L. THE APPROACH DESCENT CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND THEY WERE CLEARED FOR TOUCH-AND-GO'S. THE STUDENT WAS LINED UP ON THE CENTER LINE, MAXIMUM POWER. FOR TAKEOFF, SHE HAD TO ADJUST SLIGHTLY TO CENTER LINE. WHEN THOMAS SAW HER HAND GO TO THE GEAR SWITCH, HE TOLD HER TO STOP AND PLACED HIS HAND ON HERS, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED HITTING THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCRAPING THE RUNWAY, THOMAS OPENED HIS DOOR AND SAW SMOKE. HE INFORMED THE STUDENT PILOT THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED THEY WOULD NEED TO EVACUATE. ONCE OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, THOMAS REMEMBERED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND RE-ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT TO RETRIEVE AND USE IT. HE ALSO RETRIEVED THE FLIGHT BAG AND LOG BOOK. BOTH INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT RECALL THE AIRCRAFT AND THE ENGINES RUNNING WELL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN01LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA124), Jul 17, 2001: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N886N), Englewood, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot receiving instruction inadvertently retracting the landing gear during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving…

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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