# Incident 20010724018179I: Beech D95A, Moses Lake, WA, July 24, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Airport: Grant County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2086° N, 119.3191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRANT COUNTY INTL (MWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2086&lon=-119.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5731V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5731V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D95A (registry code 1153408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 61 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010724018179I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUCTION FLIGHT STUDENT WAS MAKING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, AND INADVERTENTLY RAISED LANDING GEAR SWITCH RATHER THAN FLAP SWITCH. THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS IMMEDIATELY PLACED BACK IN THE DOWN POSITION CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR DRIVE TUBE TO SHEAR.  FULL POWER WAS ADDED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE TOUCH AND GO. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MAINTENANCE AND ATC A DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE MAIN GEAR EXTENDED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N5731V (1)

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

- [Incident 20090707011089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090707011089I), Jul 7, 2009: Beech D95A (N5731V), Moses Lake, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was making a VFR VOR practice approach to mwh runway 4. He extended the gear for landing and observed the green light and the gear down mechanical…

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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