# Incident 20100924045439I: Beech 95-B55 (T42, West Helena, AR, September 24, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2010, 11:30 local time
- Place: West Helena, AR
- Airport: Thompson-Robbins
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5765° N, 90.6759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THOMPSON-ROBBINS (HEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5765&lon=-90.6759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8188R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8188R-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 667 total, 35 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100924045439I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2010, AT 11:30 CDT, THE PILOT LANDED BE-55, N8188R, ON RUNWAY 26 AT KHEE (WEST HELENA, ARKANSAS). AFTER LANDING, DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE PILOT INTENDED TO RAISE THE FLAPS, BUT HE ACCIDENTLY SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH AND SELECTED THE GEAR UP POSITION.  THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING OUT.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 FOR THE PURPOSE OF A POST INSPECTION CHECK.  THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO SOUTH DELTA AVIATION, INC.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED ON THIS VFR DAY.

## Other reports on N8188R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20111110027269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111110027269A), Nov 10, 2011: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N8188R), College Station, TX, Substantial damage. IFR flight khee to ksat experienced power loss due to fuel starvation on both engines after a fligth of approximately 02 hour and 20 minutes of flight. Pilot…

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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