20131023023349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beechcraft 1900C · Homer, AK · October 23, 2013

Date
October 23, 2013 · 15:28 local
Place
Homer, AK
Airport
Homer
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ERAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N575U
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA14FA002
Reported as
Beechcraft 1900C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor

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.

Era 878, N575U, Beechcraft 1900C, anc - hom, crew of 2, 13 passengers, gear up landing, no injuries.

Era 878 departed anchorage, AK. En route to Homer, AK. On a part 121 scheduled line service.

Upon landing on runway 22 in Homer the first officer, in lieu of selecting the flap selector handle to the up position, selected the landing gear handle to the up position.

As the main gear retracted, the aircraft settled onto its belly and the propellers struck the runway at 3630 feet from the end. This was followed by the nose gear retracting and the aircraft sliding a total of 2300 feet. The aircraft came to rest three feet right of the runway centerline just before the b taxiway.

Crew and passengers exited via the main entry door. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ERA 878, N575U, BEECHCRAFT 1900C, ANC - HOM, CREW OF 2, 13 PASSENGERS, GEAR UP LANDING, NO INJURIES.

ERA 878 DEPARTED ANCHORAGE, AK. EN ROUTE TO HOMER, AK. ON A PART 121 SCHEDULED LINE SERVICE.

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 IN HOMER THE FIRST OFFICER, IN LIEU OF SELECTING THE FLAP SELECTOR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION, SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION.

AS THE MAIN GEAR RETRACTED, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO ITS BELLY AND THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY AT 3630 FEET FROM THE END. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTING AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING A TOTAL OF 2300 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST THREE FEET RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE JUST BEFORE THE B TAXIWAY.

CREW AND PASSENGERS EXITED VIA THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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