# Incident 20210221001629I: Beech 76, Immokalee, FL, February 21, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2021, 09:45 local time
- Place: Immokalee, FL
- Airport: Immokalee Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 9TCS
- Location: 26.4337° N, 81.4005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMMOKALEE RGNL (IMM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4337&lon=-81.4005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 13 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210221001629I

## Narrative

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

DURING AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^(STUDENT), AND INSTRUCTOR WAS PERFORMING A LANDING AND MISTAKENLY ACTUATED THE LANDING GEAR RETRACT INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS. THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION BUT THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. THE MAIN GEARS WERE ALREADY EXTENDED ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO NOSE SECTION AND BOTH PROPS. NO INJURIES.

SAS ACTIVITY ID:SO19202104536

## Other reports on N444FE (1)

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

- [Incident 19970112002219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970112002219I), Jan 12, 1997: Beech 76 (N444FE), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot statement; N444FE departed ays at approximately 9:30 EST with one passenger for VFR flight to pdk. Upon entering the traffic pattern the gear…

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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