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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Portland, ME · July 12, 2018

Date
July 12, 2018 · 10:25 local
Place
Portland, ME
Airport
Portland Jetport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
5NEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N263AC
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,450 total12 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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.

According to PIC and flight instructor statements, PIC made an uneventful landing at kpwm from kwvl. During the rollout, PIC mistook the gear lever for the flap lever. Instructor tried to stop him but was unsuccessful. Aircraft dropped onto its belly and skidded with both props striking the surface. The airplane was shut down and both occupants evacuated on the runway with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO PIC AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATEMENTS, PIC MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT KPWM FROM KWVL. DURING THE ROLLOUT, PIC MISTOOK THE GEAR LEVER FOR THE FLAP LEVER. INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO STOP HIM BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT DROPPED ONTO ITS BELLY AND SKIDDED WITH BOTH PROPS STRIKING THE SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE WAS SHUT DOWN AND BOTH OCCUPANTS EVACUATED ON THE RUNWAY WITH NO INJURIES.