What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On October 12, 2002, at 0950 eastern daylight time, a Beech 58, N8199R, was substantially damaged while landing at the Lehigh Valley International Airport (abe), Allentown, Pennsylvania. The certificated airline transport pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, after the airplane landed, the pilot attempted to raise the flaps; however, mistakenly raised the landing gear handle. The landing gear retracted and the airplane slid to a stop on the runway. Examination of the wreckage revealed substantial damage to the left wing spar. (-23) aircraft departed abe, Allentown, PA. Pilot heard a banging noise shortly after takeoff and returned to abe. Following the ILS approach and as the aircraft touched down, the pilot stated that, for unknown reasons, he selected the landing gear handle to the "up" position. The landing gear retracted on roll out. Flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91. No injuries were sustained and weather was not a factor.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 12, 2002, AT 0950 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 58, N8199R, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ABE), ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, AFTER THE AIRPLANE LANDED, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE FLAPS; HOWEVER, MISTAKENLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE. THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ABE, ALLENTOWN, PA. PILOT HEARD A BANGING NOISE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO ABE. FOLLOWING THE ILS APPROACH AND AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE PILOT STATED THAT, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, HE SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE "UP" POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON ROLL OUT. FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.