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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58TC · Walnut Ridge, AR · February 24, 2023

Date: February 24, 2023 · 10:15 local
Place: Walnut Ridge, AR
Airport: Walnut Ridge Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N17850
Reported as: Beech 58TC
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,381 total3,214 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

N17850Registered now · Beech 58TCS/N TK-58 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBeech 58TC

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed newport regional airport (M19) with PIC intent on conducting emergency procedures practice, specifically focused on short field landings, in the vicinity of Walnut Ridge municipal airport (arg). After the first landing and in configuring the aircraft for take-off, PIC moved landing gear selector lever to "up" position during departure roll prior to becoming airborne. As PIC applied engine power, landing gear began to retract and aircraft settled onto runway then slid to stop approx. 1/2 way down runway 4. No injuries, minor damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NEWPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT (M19) WITH PIC INTENT ON CONDUCTING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PRACTICE, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON SHORT FIELD LANDINGS, IN THE VICINITY OF WALNUT RIDGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ARG). AFTER THE FIRST LANDING AND IN CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR TAKE-OFF, PIC MOVED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR LEVER TO "UP" POSITION DURING DEPARTURE ROLL PRIOR TO BECOMING AIRBORNE. AS PIC APPLIED ENGINE POWER, LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO RETRACT AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO RUNWAY THEN SLID TO STOP APPROX. 1/2 WAY DOWN RUNWAY 4. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.