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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Waco, TX · April 8, 2012

Date: April 8, 2012 · 18:53 local
Place: Waco, TX
Airport: Waco Regional Airport, Tx
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N972E
Reported as: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,152 total72 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N972ERegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1277 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

This incident occured on the evening of April 8, 2012, at the Waco regional airport, (act) Waco, Texas. The pilot primarily operates a Cessna 172 aircraft. That is what he usually flys. [The position of the flap operating lever in the CE-172 is almost exactly where the landing gear operating lever is in the Beech barron.] When he landed the Beech 95-B55 on the wet runway 19 at Waco regional airport he accidentally retracted the landing gear while attempting to retract the flaps. This report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

THIS INCIDENT OCCURED ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 8, 2012, AT THE WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT, (ACT) WACO, TEXAS. THE PILOT PRIMARILY OPERATES A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT. THAT IS WHAT HE USUALLY FLYS. [THE POSITION OF THE FLAP OPERATING LEVER IN THE CE-172 IS ALMOST EXACTLY WHERE THE LANDING GEAR OPERATING LEVER IS IN THE BEECH BARRON.] WHEN HE LANDED THE BEECH 95-B55 ON THE WET RUNWAY 19 AT WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT HE ACCIDENTALLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.