From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported landing on rwy 35 at cvo with no weather or mechanical problems. During landing roll out pilot reported selecting the gear handle up instead of the flap handle at about 40 or 50 KTS. Nose gear began retraction as it was still extended past the limit safety switch. Nose gear collapsed and aircraft settled on nose gear doors and propeller, causing substantial damage to airframe keel beem structure attaching the nose gear well and engine supports to aircraft fuselage center section. Propeller severely damaged.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED LANDING ON RWY 35 AT CVO WITH NO WEATHER OR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. DURING LANDING ROLL OUT PILOT REPORTED SELECTING THE GEAR HANDLE UP INSTEAD OF THE FLAP HANDLE AT ABOUT 40 OR 50 KTS. NOSE GEAR BEGAN RETRACTION AS IT WAS STILL EXTENDED PAST THE LIMIT SAFETY SWITCH. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON NOSE GEAR DOORS AND PROPELLER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME KEEL BEEM STRUCTURE ATTACHING THE NOSE GEAR WELL AND ENGINE SUPPORTS TO AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE CENTER SECTION. PROPELLER SEVERELY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.