# Incident 20200309007089I: Beech A36, Fairbanks, AK, March 9, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2020, 16:35 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYTA
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2043X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2043X) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,060 total, 184 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200309007089I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN LANDED ON RUNWAY 2R AT FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED DOWN THE AIRMAN ACCIDENTALLY LIFTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE INSTEAD OF THE FLAP HANDLE. THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED AS THE AIRPLANE SANK TO THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE AIRMAN FILED AN ASAP REPORT THAT WAS ACCEPTED. THE COMPANY IS PUTTING THE AIRMAN THROUGH A GROUND TRAINING SESSION AND SIMULATOR SESSION.

THE FLAP HANDLE AND THE GEAR KNOB ARE LOCATED IN REVERSE ORDER FORM THE STANDARD PLACEMENT. THE FLAP HANDLE IS SLIGHTLY HIDDEN BEHIND THE YOKE WHICH IS THE NORMAL LOCATION OF THE LANDING GEAR KNOB. IN ADDITION THE FLAP HANDLE WORKS SIMILAR TO THE GEAR HANDLE WHERE YOU NEED A SLIGHT PULL AND LIFT TO ACTUATE THE FLAPS.

A STUDY BY THE NTSB REVEALED THAT THIS AIRPLANE HAD A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN GEAR UP LANDINGS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FLAP HANDLE. ALONG WITH HAVING SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE.

## Other reports on N2043X (2)

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

- [Incident 19881211063979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881211063979I), Dec 11, 1988: Beech A36 (N2043X), Fairbanks, AK. Aborted takeoff because aircraft did not respond normally. Slid off end of runway into a snow bank.
- [Incident 19850505024279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850505024279I), May 5, 1985: Beech A36 (N2043X), Indian Mountain, AK, Minor damage. During taxi to ramp passengers clipboard hit gear switch causing collapse.

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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