# Accident 20131023023349A: Beechcraft 1900C, Homer, AK, October 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2013, 15:28 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 59.6456° N, 151.4767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6456&lon=-151.4767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N575U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 1900C
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65B
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA14FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131023023349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA14FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14FA002), Oct 23, 2013: Beech 1900C (N575U), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The first officer inadvertently selecting the landing gear handle up after touchdown during the landing rollout. Contributing to the accident was the first officer's decision to reconfigure the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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