What happened
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(-23) April 10, 2002, mcghee Tyson airport, Knoxville, TN. At 1805 hours. During landing on runway 5R a BE-58 aircraft N6BW, s/n TH-292, struck the runway with left and right props. Prop tips curled on all prop blades. Engines continued to operate. No other damage to aircraft noted. No injuries noted. Aircraft taxied to the ramp. Incident not reported to Knoxville, tower. (-23 amendment) section 21(a) technical factors, 21(b) operational factors, and section 33 narrative of incident form amended due to receipt of new information. April 10, 2002, mcghee Tyson airport, Knoxville, TN. At 1805 hours, during landing on runway 5R, a BE-58 aircraft N6BW, s/n TH-292, struck the runway with left and right props. Immediately after touchdown, in an attempt to retract the flaps, the pilot selected gear up instead. As he noted the nose dropping, he realized his mistake, pulled the yoke full back, and selected the landing gear handle to the down position. The prop tips hit the runway and were curled on all blades, engines continued to operate. Aircraft continued taxi to the ramp. No other damage to aircraft noted. No injuries noted. Incident not reported to Knoxville tower.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) APRIL 10, 2002, MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, KNOXVILLE, TN. AT 1805 HOURS. DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 5R A BE-58 AIRCRAFT N6BW, S/N TH-292, STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH LEFT AND RIGHT PROPS. PROP TIPS CURLED ON ALL PROP BLADES. ENGINES CONTINUED TO OPERATE. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NOTED. NO INJURIES NOTED. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP. INCIDENT NOT REPORTED TO KNOXVILLE, TOWER. (-23 AMENDMENT) SECTION 21(A) TECHNICAL FACTORS, 21(B) OPERATIONAL FACTORS, AND SECTION 33 NARRATIVE OF INCIDENT FORM AMENDED DUE TO RECEIPT OF NEW INFORMATION. APRIL 10, 2002, MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, KNOXVILLE, TN. AT 1805 HOURS, DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 5R, A BE-58 AIRCRAFT N6BW, S/N TH-292, STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH LEFT AND RIGHT PROPS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETRACT THE FLAPS, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR UP INSTEAD. AS HE NOTED THE NOSE DROPPING, HE REALIZED HIS MISTAKE, PULLED THE YOKE FULL BACK, AND SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE PROP TIPS HIT THE RUNWAY AND WERE CURLED ON ALL BLADES, ENGINES CONTINUED TO OPERATE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TAXI TO THE RAMP. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NOTED. NO INJURIES NOTED. INCIDENT NOT REPORTED TO KNOXVILLE TOWER.
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