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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Washington, MO · August 7, 2012

Date: August 7, 2012 · 10:40 local
Place: Washington, MO
Airport: Washington Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N41HC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12CA613
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: 2,014 total19 in the last 90 days

N41HCRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-592 · Built 1974 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.

While conducting a touch and go landing at Washington, MO airport (fyg) the pilot inadvertently raised the landing gear instead of the flaps as he intended. Main gear partially retracted, nose gear collapsed. Prop strike and engine stoppage. Structural damage to nose gear attaching point.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT WASHINGTON, MO AIRPORT (FYG) THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS AS HE INTENDED. MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PROP STRIKE AND ENGINE STOPPAGE. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR ATTACHING POINT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN12CA613Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWashington, MOThe pilot raised the landing gear handle instead of the flap handle during a touch-and-go landing, resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear while accelerating to takeoff.Aug 7, 2012 · Substantial damage