What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday August 7, 2021 an accident/incident report was generated for civil aircraft, registration N4114S, a Beech F33A, serial number CE-434. The report stated that at approximately 1050 eastern daylight time, the aircraft, operated by privacy data omitted, was inbound from westchester county airport, NY (hpn) to Waterbury-Oxford Airport, CT (oxc) when, after making a satisfactory landing on runway 18, the landing gear retracted on roll out. privacy data omitted, And his lone passenger, stated to the first responders that when privacy data omitted was conducting his after landing checklist, the landing gear was accidentally retracted. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway with the nose landing gear completely collapsed and the main landing gear stuck between the gear doors, which occurred during retraction, causing the main landing gear tires and gear doors to drag on the surface of the runway. Both occupants were uninjured.
First responders and the airport manager responded to the scene. The aircraft rescue and fire fighter (ARFF) captain took photos of the scene prior to the aircraft being moved that were provided to the FAA investigator in charge. The landing gear handle was in the up position when first responders arrived on scene and was documented in photos by the ARFF captain. Officer privacy data omitted from the Oxford, CT police department took statements at the scene.
An examination of the aircraft showed damage to the propeller, the lower engine compartment, nose landing gear, nose landing gear doors, main landing gear doors, and inboard of the right main landing gear door, the lower fuselage had skin buckling
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY AUGUST 7, 2021 AN ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORT WAS GENERATED FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION N4114S, A BEECH F33A, SERIAL NUMBER CE-434. THE REPORT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 1050 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS INBOUND FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT, NY (HPN) TO WATERBURY-OXFORD AIRPORT, CT (OXC) WHEN, AFTER MAKING A SATISFACTORY LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON ROLL OUT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND HIS LONE PASSENGER, STATED TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING HIS AFTER LANDING CHECKLIST, THE LANDING GEAR WAS ACCIDENTALLY RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COMPLETELY COLLAPSED AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STUCK BETWEEN THE GEAR DOORS, WHICH OCCURRED DURING RETRACTION, CAUSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES AND GEAR DOORS TO DRAG ON THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED.
FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE AIRPORT MANAGER RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTER (ARFF) CAPTAIN TOOK PHOTOS OF THE SCENE PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT BEING MOVED THAT WERE PROVIDED TO THE FAA INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION WHEN FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED ON SCENE AND WAS DOCUMENTED IN PHOTOS BY THE ARFF CAPTAIN. OFFICER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM THE OXFORD, CT POLICE DEPARTMENT TOOK STATEMENTS AT THE SCENE.
AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, THE LOWER ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NOSE LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND INBOARD OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR, THE LOWER FUSELAGE HAD SKIN BUCKLING
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.