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FAA incident report · Beech 95B55 · Modesto, CA · December 27, 2001

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Date
December 27, 2001 · 13:10 local
Place
Modesto, CA
Airport
Modesto City-County Airport-Har
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4514M
Reported as
Beech 95B55
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,070 total40 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N4514MRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-2129 · Built 1978Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot in command and instructor were conducting a touch and go landing on runway 10L at Modesto municipal airport (kmod) during a refresher training flight. After touching down, pilot in command inadvertently raised the landing gear. Aircraft speed was enough that the wings were generating sufficient lift to prevent activation of the landing gear squat switches. The landing gear collapsed and the aircraft settled to the runway causing minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND AND INSTRUCTOR WERE CONDUCTING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 10L AT MODESTO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMOD) DURING A REFRESHER TRAINING FLIGHT. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, PILOT IN COMMAND INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT SPEED WAS ENOUGH THAT THE WINGS WERE GENERATING SUFFICIENT LIFT TO PREVENT ACTIVATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCHES. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.