# Accident 20080516838009A: Beech B200, Fairfield, CA, May 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2008, 14:13 local time
- Place: Fairfield, CA
- Airport: Travis Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VE7A
- Location: 38.2628° N, 121.9275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2628&lon=-121.9275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N241PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N241PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B200 (registry code 1152922, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 205 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080516838009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDIN AT TRAVIS AFB, PILOT ACCIDENTALLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS. PILOT IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE BACK IN THE DOWN POSITION, BUT BOTH MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 LAX08CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA151), May 16, 2008: Beech B200 (N241PH), Travis AFB, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently raised the landing gear during landing roll.

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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