# Accident 20021012028859A: Beech 58, Allentown, PA, October 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2002, 09:50 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6539° N, 75.4450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6539&lon=-75.4450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8199R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8199R-2012-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021012028859A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 NYC03LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA006), Oct 12, 2002: Beech 58 (N8199R), Allentown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear on the ground.

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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