What happened
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On 4 November, 2019 I was notified of a gear up landing at dkx. Aircraft was a Beech BE55 N2205L no injuries were reported. Spoke with airport personnel and the aircrew; arranged meetings for the following day.
On 5 November, 2019 traveled to oak ridge TN to interview the pilots. Interviewed privacy data omitted acting PIC (3105784). privacy data omitted Indicated he and privacy data omitted were out performing maneuvers for proficiency. privacy data omitted Was at the controls the entire time and privacy data omitted was acting as PIC and not providing instruction. They entered their final approach downwind to runway 8 at dkx. Touchdown was normal, on roll out privacy data omitted looked briefly down at his ipad and at that time privacy data omitted went to raise the flaps to get more weight on wheels and inadvertently placed the landing gear handle to the up position, realizing what he did privacy data omitted place the landing gear handle back down a split second later. The aircraft settled to the ground and began to slide down the runway coming to a stop where the PIC made a radio call indicating the runway closed and exiting the aircraft. privacy data omitted Was current with certificate, medical (3rd class), and check rides
Interviewed privacy data omitted and received virtually the same statement and sequence of events. privacy data omitted Was current with his certificate but not his medical or check rides.
Received written statements from both pilots.
Proceeded to dkx to inspect aircraft. Received written statements from airport personnel. Aircraft was moved onto a hangar. Photos were taken and damage documented. Only minor structural damaged was found on the nose of the aircraft. Engines were rotated to verify accessory gear case continuity (was positive).
On 6 November, 2019 coordinated and sent photos to the NTSB contact with a recommendation of an incident. Got a concurrence from the NTSB of an incident. I released the aircraft back to the owners with NTSB concurrence.
As the FAA filed it
ON 4 NOVEMBER, 2019 I WAS NOTIFIED OF A GEAR UP LANDING AT DKX. AIRCRAFT WAS A BEECH BE55 N2205L NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. SPOKE WITH AIRPORT PERSONNEL AND THE AIRCREW; ARRANGED MEETINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY.
ON 5 NOVEMBER, 2019 TRAVELED TO OAK RIDGE TN TO INTERVIEW THE PILOTS. INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACTING PIC (3105784). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED HE AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE OUT PERFORMING MANEUVERS FOR PROFICIENCY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS AT THE CONTROLS THE ENTIRE TIME AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS PIC AND NOT PROVIDING INSTRUCTION. THEY ENTERED THEIR FINAL APPROACH DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 8 AT DKX. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, ON ROLL OUT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOOKED BRIEFLY DOWN AT HIS IPAD AND AT THAT TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT TO RAISE THE FLAPS TO GET MORE WEIGHT ON WHEELS AND INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION, REALIZING WHAT HE DID ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PLACE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE BACK DOWN A SPLIT SECOND LATER. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND BEGAN TO SLIDE DOWN THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP WHERE THE PIC MADE A RADIO CALL INDICATING THE RUNWAY CLOSED AND EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CURRENT WITH CERTIFICATE, MEDICAL (3RD CLASS), AND CHECK RIDES
INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND RECEIVED VIRTUALLY THE SAME STATEMENT AND SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CURRENT WITH HIS CERTIFICATE BUT NOT HIS MEDICAL OR CHECK RIDES.
RECEIVED WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM BOTH PILOTS.
PROCEEDED TO DKX TO INSPECT AIRCRAFT. RECEIVED WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM AIRPORT PERSONNEL. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED ONTO A HANGAR. PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AND DAMAGE DOCUMENTED. ONLY MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGED WAS FOUND ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. ENGINES WERE ROTATED TO VERIFY ACCESSORY GEAR CASE CONTINUITY (WAS POSITIVE).
ON 6 NOVEMBER, 2019 COORDINATED AND SENT PHOTOS TO THE NTSB CONTACT WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF AN INCIDENT. GOT A CONCURRENCE FROM THE NTSB OF AN INCIDENT. I RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE OWNERS WITH NTSB CONCURRENCE.
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