# Incident 20180529006319I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Keene, NH, May 29, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2018, 13:50 local time
- Place: Keene, NH
- Airport: Dillant-Hopkins Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8984° N, 72.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DILLANT/HOPKINS (EEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8984&lon=-72.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255WP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255WP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-470 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 420 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180529006319I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 19TH, 2018 A FAA FLIGHT TEST PILOT, WAS CONDUCTING A FAA AIR FLIGHT PROGRAM PROFICIENCY FLIGHT, FROM BEDFORD, MA (KBED) TO KEENE, NH (KEEN).  THE OTHER OCCUPANT, A FAA FLIGHT TEST ENGINEER, WAS OCCUPYING THE RIGHT SEAT.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATEMENT, HE WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT KEEN ON RUNWAY 02.  AT APPROXIMATELY 13:50 LOCAL, AFTER TWO PREVIOUS TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, THE PIC LANDED ON RUNWAY 02 WITH THE INTENT TO COMPLETE ANOTHER TOUCH AND GO.  DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, AND AT THE 2,000 FOOT RUNWAY MARKER, BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFTS FORWARD MOMENTUM PROPELLED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BELLY WITH A SLIGHT, RIGHT HAND TURN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY C, WHICH IS LOCATED AT RUNWAY 02'S 3,000 FOOT MARKER.

IN HIS STATEMENT, THE PIC STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN; THE POWER LEVERS WERE BROUGHT TO IDLE, THE FLAPS WERE RAISED VIA THE LEFT SIDE LEVER, AND THE TRIM WHEEL WAS ROTATED FORWARD. IT WAS AT HIS POINT THE PIC STATED THAT HE NOTICED THE RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT WAS MOVING HIS LEGS OUTWARD, THEN BACK INWARD TO CENTER, AND THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PIC STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THE RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT STRUCK THE GEAR HANDLE WITH HIS LEFT KNEE.

VIDEO CAPTURED BY AN AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE CAMERA SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IN ROLLOUT WITH FLAPS UP AFTER LANDING; WITH SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO REMAIN LIGHT ON ITS WHEELS AS THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE VIDEO DOES NOT SUPPORT EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE.  THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION AND EVALUATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS SHOWED THAT BOTH THE FLAP LEVER AND GEAR HANDLE WERE IN THE UP POSITION.

POST INCIDENT TESTING WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS INDICATES THAT THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY.  ADDITIONALLY, THE LANDING GEAR WEIGHT ON WHEELS (SQUAT) SWITCH WAS TESTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY.  NO FAULTS IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WERE NOTED, OTHER THAN THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE INCIDENT ITSELF.

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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