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FAA incident report · Beech E-55 · Odessa, TX · May 25, 2008

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Date
May 25, 2008 · 19:45 local
Place
Odessa, TX
Airport
Odessa-Schlemeyer Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N508WB
Reported as
Beech E55
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,744 total1,059 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N508WBRegistration cancelled Aug 24, 2012 · Beech E-55S/N TE-1029Airframe modelBeech E-55Engine modelContinental IO-520-CReciprocating

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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 may 24, 2008, at approximately 1945 CDT, privacy data omitted, private pilot privacy data omitted, operated N508WB, a 1975 Beechcraft barron E55 in the traffic pattern at the Odessa sleymeyer airport, in Odessa, Texas, for the purpose of practicing takeoffs and landings. The pilot stated after he landed on runway 16 the aircraft rolled 1500 feet and he then raised the flaps. Moments later the nose gear and left main gear collapsed and the aircraft exited the runway to the left causing damage to the propellers, nose gear, nose gear doors, left inboard main gear door, and underneath the outboard portion of the left wing near the tip. The damage was minor and no passengers were aboard. The pilot stated he lowered the landing gear on the downwind leg, saw a green light but was unsure if he saw three green lights, then landed normally. The pilot stated he did not retract the gear on the runway. Photos indicate the flap and gear handles were in the proper position, but the flaps were partially extended and the left main gear was against the top portion of the left inboard main gear door. According to Hawker Beechcraft accident investigator, the damage to the inboard gear door indicated the landing gear was retracted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 24, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 CDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED N508WB, A 1975 BEECHCRAFT BARRON E55 IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THE ODESSA SLEYMEYER AIRPORT, IN ODESSA, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE PILOT STATED AFTER HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 16 THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED 1500 FEET AND HE THEN RAISED THE FLAPS. MOMENTS LATER THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLERS, NOSE GEAR, NOSE GEAR DOORS, LEFT INBOARD MAIN GEAR DOOR, AND UNDERNEATH THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE LEFT WING NEAR THE TIP. THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND NO PASSENGERS WERE ABOARD. THE PILOT STATED HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, SAW A GREEN LIGHT BUT WAS UNSURE IF HE SAW THREE GREEN LIGHTS, THEN LANDED NORMALLY. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT RETRACT THE GEAR ON THE RUNWAY. PHOTOS INDICATE THE FLAP AND GEAR HANDLES WERE IN THE PROPER POSITION, BUT THE FLAPS WERE PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS AGAINST THE TOP PORTION OF THE LEFT INBOARD MAIN GEAR DOOR. ACCORDING TO HAWKER BEECHCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR, THE DAMAGE TO THE INBOARD GEAR DOOR INDICATED THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED.