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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech 76 · Fort Worth, TX · September 20, 2002

Date: September 20, 2002 · 17:20 local
Place: Fort Worth, TX
Airport: Fort Worth Spinks Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6015Q
Reported as: Beech 76
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total7 in this make and model173 in the last 90 days

N6015QRegistered now · Beech 76S/N ME-141 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech 76 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On September 20, 2002, airman walter mercer was acting as a certificated flight instructor (multi-engine) giving william sims multi-engine instruction in aircraft N6015Q, a Beechcraft duchess. Upon landing at Spinks airport, Mr. Mercer inadvertently retracted the gear handle. Mr. Mercer stated that he wanted to place the flap handle in the neutral position, but selected the wrong handle. The aircraft settled on the nose section and damage occurred to both props. Both airman secured the aircraft and evacuated immediately.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2002, AIRMAN WALTER MERCER WAS ACTING AS A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (MULTI-ENGINE) GIVING WILLIAM SIMS MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUCTION IN AIRCRAFT N6015Q, A BEECHCRAFT DUCHESS. UPON LANDING AT SPINKS AIRPORT, MR. MERCER INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE GEAR HANDLE. MR. MERCER STATED THAT HE WANTED TO PLACE THE FLAP HANDLE IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION, BUT SELECTED THE WRONG HANDLE. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE NOSE SECTION AND DAMAGE OCCURRED TO BOTH PROPS. BOTH AIRMAN SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EVACUATED IMMEDIATELY.