# Accident 20181123022839A: Beech A36, Summerland Key, FL, November 23, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2018, 10:50 local time
- Place: Summerland Key, FL
- Airport: Summerland Key Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7953° N, 80.2900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7953&lon=-80.2900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41VK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41VK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19TA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181123022839A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS FOR AERONAUTICAL BRAKING AND INADVERTENTLY GRABBED THE GEAR HANDLE CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO RETRACT.

## 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 ERA19TA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA067), Nov 23, 2018: Beech A36 (N41VK), Summerland Key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during landing rollout, resulting in a landing gear collapse.

## Other reports on N41VK (1)

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

- [Accident 20200125001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200125001809A), Jan 25, 2020: Beech A36 (N41VK), Summerland Key, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he performed preflight, short warm-up and run-up checklist. During departure he felt resistance on the flight controls and the aircraft seemed to…

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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