# Incident 20020306002489I: Beech 76, Beaver Falls, PA, March 6, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2002, 17:05 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAVER COUNTY (BVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6635K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6635K-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 20 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020306002489I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT IN A MULTIENGINE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLLOUT THE STUDENT-PILOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THE STUDENT-PILOT INTENDED AND THOUGHT THAT HE WAS RETRACTING THE FLAPS. THE NOSE WHEEL RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WHEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THERE IS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE CREW.

## Other reports on N6635K (5)

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

- [Incident 20110407010079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110407010079I), Apr 7, 2011: Beech 76 (N6635K), Gainesville, GA, Minor damage. Student pilot and instructor completing pattern work and took off from RW29. Shortly afterward they lost power in left engine. Instructor took over and turned…
- [Incident 19921126053209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921126053209I), Nov 26, 1992: Beech 76 (N6635K), Beaver Falls, PA, Minor damage. Pilot completing after landing checklist after aircraft stopped. He accidentally bumped gear handle. Gear collapsed
- [Incident 19900831044949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831044949I), Aug 31, 1990: Beech 76 (N6635K), Beaver Falls, PA, Minor damage. Instructor attempted single engine go around. Aircraft did not climb. Left gear collapsed on landing.
- [Incident 19870214015379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870214015379I), Feb 14, 1987: Beech 76 (N6635K), Beaver Falls, PA, Minor damage. Landed gear up during single engine practice in the pattern.
- [Incident 19800615052769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615052769I), Jun 15, 1980: Beech 76 (N6635K), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Prop tips struck runway during hard landing.

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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