20021031033359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-C55 · Bridgeport, CT · October 31, 2002

Date: October 31, 2002 · 09:30 local
Place: Bridgeport, CT
Airport: Igor I Sikorsky Memorial
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N211Y
Reported as: Beech 95C55
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,539 total400 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N211YRegistered now · Beech 95-C55S/N TE-169 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech 95-C55 Engine modelContinental IO-520 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) This aircraft was performing touch and go on runway 06. After completing the touch down in a normal landing with flaps extended, Mr. Jared gowlis the certificated flight instructor instructed Mr. Sanchez his student to raise the flaps. Mr. Sanchez raised the landing gear by accident, Mr. Gowlis placed the gear handle in the down position, but it was too late and the gear collapsed. The flight instructor stated that the aircraft speed at the time of the inadvertent gear retraction was approximately 75 m.p.h as the aircraft came to a stop the flight instructor called for emergency vehicles, and shut off the fuel, magnetos, aircraft master switch, and evacuated the aircraft to a safe distance. Note: Mr. Sanchez was receiving training in preparation for his initial multiengine flight test.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 06. AFTER COMPLETING THE TOUCH DOWN IN A NORMAL LANDING WITH FLAPS EXTENDED, MR. JARED GOWLIS THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTED MR. SANCHEZ HIS STUDENT TO RAISE THE FLAPS. MR. SANCHEZ RAISED THE LANDING GEAR BY ACCIDENT, MR. GOWLIS PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE INADVERTENT GEAR RETRACTION WAS APPROXIMATELY 75 M.P.H AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CALLED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL, MAGNETOS, AIRCRAFT MASTER SWITCH, AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT TO A SAFE DISTANCE. NOTE: MR. SANCHEZ WAS RECEIVING TRAINING IN PREPARATION FOR HIS INITIAL MULTIENGINE FLIGHT TEST.