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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aero Commander 500-B · Columbia, CA · August 29, 2021

Date: August 29, 2021 · 12:00 local
Place: Columbia, CA
Airport: Columbia
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N501TC
Reported as: Aero Commander 500-B
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N501TCRegistered now · Aero Commander 500-BS/N 500A-903-12 · Built 1960 Airframe modelAero Commander 500-B Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 29, 2021 N501TC a 500 Aero Commander was involved in an incident when the aircraft landing gear retracted during a ground taxi after landing. At the time of the incident the aircraft was conducting several landings during an instructional flight. Investigation indicated that the landing gear control lever was not in the latched position causing the gear handle to partial raise and the gear to start retract. There were no reported injuries and damage to the aircraft fuselage was minimal.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 29, 2021 N501TC A 500 AERO COMMANDER WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR RETRACTED DURING A GROUND TAXI AFTER LANDING. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING SEVERAL LANDINGS DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER WAS NOT IN THE LATCHED POSITION CAUSING THE GEAR HANDLE TO PARTIAL RAISE AND THE GEAR TO START RETRACT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WAS MINIMAL.