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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Del Rio, TX · May 22, 2011

Date: May 22, 2011 · 16:30 local
Place: Del Rio, TX
Airport: Del Rio
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2830A
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total1,000 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N2830ARegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-201 · Built 1970 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

May 22, 2011, upon landing and during his rollout, the pilot inadvertently hit the gear switch instead of the flap switch. The gear came out from under the aircraft causing the prop to strike the runway. May 31, 2011, I received the statement from the pilot admitting he mistook the gear switch for the flap switch. May 31, 2011, I contacted a Beech representative about the possible malfunction of the squat switch. He said the switch should have worked and prevented the gear from going up while the aircraft is on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

MAY 22, 2011, UPON LANDING AND DURING HIS ROLLOUT, THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY HIT THE GEAR SWITCH INSTEAD OF THE FLAP SWITCH. THE GEAR CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. MAY 31, 2011, I RECEIVED THE STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT ADMITTING HE MISTOOK THE GEAR SWITCH FOR THE FLAP SWITCH.MAY 31, 2011, I CONTACTED A BEECH REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THE POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OF THE SQUAT SWITCH. HE SAID THE SWITCH SHOULD HAVE WORKED AND PREVENTED THE GEAR FROM GOING UP WHILE THE AIRCRAFT IS ON THE GROUND.