# Accident 20190913018129A: Beech E-55, Sebring, FL, September 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2019, 19:30 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4564° N, 81.3425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4564&lon=-81.3425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N854T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N854T-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 96 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19CA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190913018129A

## Narrative

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

AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WITH THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE PASSENGER TRIED TO ASSIST THE PILOT IN BRINGING UP THE FLAPS AND ACCIDENTLY MOVED THE GEAR LEVER UP.

THE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR ABOUT 690 FEET.

THE PASSENGERS STATEMENT ALSO CONFIRMS WHAT THE PILOT SAID ABOUT HIM INADVERTENTLY MOVING THE WRONG SWITCH.

## 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 ERA19CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19CA291), Sep 13, 2019: Beech 55 (N854T), Sebring, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll without being instructed to do so by the pilot.

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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