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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E33 · Ames, IA · May 23, 2014

Date: May 23, 2014 · 17:45 local
Place: Ames, IA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2347A
Reported as: Beech E33
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 525 total275 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N2347ARegistered now · Beech E33S/N CD-1229 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBeech E33 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot cancelled his IFR flight plan and landed in Ames Iowa under VFR conditions. Upon landing rollout, he reached to retract the flaps and inadvertently retracted the landing gear. He immediately returned the landing gear selector to the extended position however the nosegear completely retracted and the prop and nose of the aircraft struck the pavement.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT CANCELLED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND LANDED IN AMES IOWA UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. UPON LANDING ROLLOUT, HE REACHED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS AND INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. HE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR TO THE EXTENDED POSITION HOWEVER THE NOSEGEAR COMPLETELY RETRACTED AND THE PROP AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE PAVEMENT.

Other reports on N2347A · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19970614019199ILevel Off Touchdown · Portland, ORBonanza, N2347A, landed at Hillsboro after the airport had been closed for an airshow. Mr. Stafford landed on rwy 30, taxied on alpha, rwy 2, and rwy 30 to temporary parking area. He realized his mistake and called Hillsboro tower to explain and to request a…Jun 14, 1997