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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Beech 76 · Bridgeport, TX · June 16, 2008

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Date: June 16, 2008 · 19:30 local
Place: Bridgeport, TX
Airport: Bridgeport Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2009E
Reported as: Beech 76
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,110 total60 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N2009ERegistered now · Beech 76S/N ME-61 Airframe modelBeech 76 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Instructor and student were practicicng landings at bridgport, TX airport (kxbp). On second landing, the student inadvertently retracted the landing gear while the aircraft was in the landing rollout. The nose gear retracted and both propellers struck the runway surface. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway and the instructor and student shutdown and exited the aircraft. There were no injuries inside or outside the aircraft. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the propellers, engines, and nose section.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICICNG LANDINGS AT BRIDGPORT, TX AIRPORT (KXBP). ON SECOND LANDING, THE STUDENT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE LANDING ROLLOUT. THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY AND THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT SHUTDOWN AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLERS, ENGINES, AND NOSE SECTION.