# Accident 20100331030529A: Beech 95-B55 (T42, Sevierville, TN, March 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Sevierville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8544° N, 83.5239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8544&lon=-83.5239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43BS-2010-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,356 total, 50 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100331030529A

## Narrative

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

MR. BURNETT WAS PIC AND IN THE LEFT SEAT. HE STATED HIS INTENT WAS TO DO A TOUCH AND GO. HE LANDED, ROLLED OUT AND REACHED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS, AND HE RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE INSTEAD. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED, HE ADDED POWER. THE RIGHT PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY. HE TRAVELLED A DISTANCE IN THE GRASS UNTIL THE NOSE DUG IN AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED 357 FEET ON THE RUNWAY AND ANOTHER 410 FEET IN THE GRASS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 28.MR. BURNETT WILL BE ASKED TO TAKE A 44709 REEXAMINATION ON TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.

## 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 ERA10CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA201), Mar 31, 2010: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N43BS), Sevierville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear on the ground during a touch-and-go landing.

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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