# Accident 20020905026759A: Beech D95A, Denver, CO, September 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9147° N, 105.1175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9147&lon=-105.1175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2705T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2705T) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020905026759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING SHORT FIELD LANDING PRACTICE THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR WAS INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINES, PROPELLERS, LANDING GEAR AND SOME FUSELAGE AND WING SKINS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN02LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA104), Sep 5, 2002: Beech D95A (N2705T), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the dual student pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear. Contributing factors included the dual student's lack of familiarity with the airplane, and inadequate supervision by the flight…

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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