# Incident 20020328008409I: Beech A36, Scottsbluff, NE, March 28, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2002, 11:45 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Airport: William B Heilig Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223WT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 45 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020328008409I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 28, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1145 MST, BEECH A36, N223WT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF A LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 30 AT WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (BFF) IN SCOTTSBLUFF, NE. THE PILOT STATED THE THE PASSENGER, MR. STEVEN COMBS A CERTIFICATED PILOT ASKED IF HE COULD RETRACT THE FLAPS DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT. THE PILOT GAVE HIS CONSENT. MR. COMBS INADVERTENTLY MOVED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE OPERATIONAL ISSUES OF THIS INCIDENT ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

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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