What happened
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On October 25, 2013 at 1530 local, aircraft N711H sustained damage while landing at Coweta county airport (cco) due to the inadvertent retraction of the landing gear while landing on runway 32. This office was contacted on the same date at approximately 1600 local by the local authorities and the regional operations center (roc). The coordination between the FSDO inspector and airport authority duty person agreed to release the aircraft to be recovered from runway 32 and relocated to the falcon academy facility for further investigation. The aircraft was recovered by atlanta air recovery and technicians from falcon aviation. On October 25th at 1700 inspectors from this office arrived to investigate the aircraft event and interview PIC privacy data omitted . privacy data omitted Statement is as follows.
?On October 2, 2013 I was giving instruction in baron N711H. At approximately 3:30 pm local time, I made a normal approach and landing to runway 32 at kcco. On landing roll out, I intended to put the flaps in the ?up? Position, but instead mistakenly selected the landing gear to the "up" position. I immediately placed the gear selector back to ?down? Position. The aircraft slid to a stop about halfway down the runway."
A close examination of the aircraft was accomplished on October 29th by inspectors from this office. The aircraft nose and structure on the left side exhibited damage consistent with sliding on the runway surface. The left side structure was ground away approximately .75 inches and involved primary structure. The combustion heater exhaust tube was also damaged. The left nose gear door linkage was broken off and the left was ground down.
The nose gear retraction brace was ground down into the bracket casting and linkage. The left and right main gear doors were ground down half way and the left pitot tube was bent. There was some damage to antennas on the belly. The flaps were observed at landing configuration. Both engines and propellers were damaged along with damage to the lower left cowling area. The left wing tip was ground down on the lower surface approximately 12 inches from the tip and the left lower navigation light was damaged. The left inboard fuel drain at the tank was cracked and seeping some fuel. The left main strut was ground down at numerous points from sliding on the strut.
The interview with the pilot in command privacy data omitted revealed the following:
privacy data omitted Holds an FAA commercial pilot certificate and flight instructor that will expire April of 2015.privacy data omitted Has 103 hours in this make and model aircraft. According to official record from the CFR 141 flight school he has 834 hours total time. privacy data omitted Holds a valid second class medical certificate that was issued on 04/24/2013.
privacy data omitted Has logged 288 hours in the last 90 days and 624 hours in the last 12 months.
At the time of the accident the weather was VMC with winds calm. The aircraft sustained extensive structural damage as it slid on the nose section of the aircraft. The area on the left side of the nose tunnel and supporting structure will require a major repair or replacement.
The last 100 hour inspection was complied with on October 03, 2013 at 7022.3 hours ttl time. The last annual was November 01, 2012 at 6822.8 hours ttl time.
The total time at the time of the accident is 7129.3 hours total time.
The PIC and the student pilot and two passengers were not injured during the evacuation of the aircraft
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 25, 2013 AT 1530 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT N711H SUSTAINED DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT COWETA COUNTY AIRPORT (CCO) DUE TO THE INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 32. THIS OFFICE WAS CONTACTED ON THE SAME DATE AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 LOCAL BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC). THE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE FSDO INSPECTOR AND AIRPORT AUTHORITY DUTY PERSON AGREED TO RELEASE THE AIRCRAFT TO BE RECOVERED FROM RUNWAY 32 AND RELOCATED TO THE FALCON ACADEMY FACILITY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BY ATLANTA AIR RECOVERY AND TECHNICIANS FROM FALCON AVIATION. ON OCTOBER 25TH AT 1700 INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE ARRIVED TO INVESTIGATE THE AIRCRAFT EVENT AND INTERVIEW PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS.
?ON OCTOBER 2, 2013 I WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION IN BARON N711H. AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM LOCAL TIME, I MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 32 AT KCCO. ON LANDING ROLL OUT, I INTENDED TO PUT THE FLAPS IN THE ?UP? POSITION, BUT INSTEAD MISTAKENLY SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE "UP" POSITION. I IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR BACK TO ?DOWN? POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY."
A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON OCTOBER 29TH BY INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE AND STRUCTURE ON THE LEFT SIDE EXHIBITED DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH SLIDING ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE LEFT SIDE STRUCTURE WAS GROUND AWAY APPROXIMATELY .75 INCHES AND INVOLVED PRIMARY STRUCTURE. THE COMBUSTION HEATER EXHAUST TUBE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR LINKAGE WAS BROKEN OFF AND THE LEFT WAS GROUND DOWN.
THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION BRACE WAS GROUND DOWN INTO THE BRACKET CASTING AND LINKAGE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE GROUND DOWN HALF WAY AND THE LEFT PITOT TUBE WAS BENT. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO ANTENNAS ON THE BELLY. THE FLAPS WERE OBSERVED AT LANDING CONFIGURATION. BOTH ENGINES AND PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO THE LOWER LEFT COWLING AREA. THE LEFT WING TIP WAS GROUND DOWN ON THE LOWER SURFACE APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES FROM THE TIP AND THE LEFT LOWER NAVIGATION LIGHT WAS DAMAGED. THE LEFT INBOARD FUEL DRAIN AT THE TANK WAS CRACKED AND SEEPING SOME FUEL. THE LEFT MAIN STRUT WAS GROUND DOWN AT NUMEROUS POINTS FROM SLIDING ON THE STRUT.
THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REVEALED THE FOLLOWING:
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS AN FAA COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THAT WILL EXPIRE APRIL OF 2015.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS 103 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL RECORD FROM THE CFR 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL HE HAS 834 HOURS TOTAL TIME. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A VALID SECOND CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE THAT WAS ISSUED ON 04/24/2013.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS LOGGED 288 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS AND 624 HOURS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.
AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH WINDS CALM. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AS IT SLID ON THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE TUNNEL AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE WILL REQUIRE A MAJOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT.
THE LAST 100 HOUR INSPECTION WAS COMPLIED WITH ON OCTOBER 03, 2013 AT 7022.3 HOURS TTL TIME. THE LAST ANNUAL WAS NOVEMBER 01, 2012 AT 6822.8 HOURS TTL TIME.
THE TOTAL TIME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IS 7129.3 HOURS TOTAL TIME.
THE PIC AND THE STUDENT PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED DURING THE EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT
NTSB investigation
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