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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · West Bend, WI · June 4, 2023

Date: June 4, 2023 · 14:45 local
Place: West Bend, WI
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N184HP
Reported as: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,510 total1,500 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N184HPRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-2248 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)

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What happened

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

The pilot departed kues (waukesha, WI) airport for ketb (West Bend, WI) airport to practice touch and go landings at ketb. The pilot had entered the pattern for ketb for touch and go landing runway 13. Shortly after touchdown runway 13 the pilot proceeded to retract the flaps. Unknowingly, the pilot accidentally reached for the landing gear selector instead of the intended flap handle and inadvertently raised the gear instead of the flaps. The result action caused the gear to retract while approaching rotational speed. The aircraft then proceeded to slide with gear partially retracted causing damage to gear doors, antennas, props, and underside aluminum skin coverings. Aircraft then came to rest on runway 13 at the intersection of both runway 13 and 6 on a heading of approximately 180 degrees.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DEPARTED KUES (WAUKESHA, WI) AIRPORT FOR KETB (WEST BEND, WI) AIRPORT TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT KETB. THE PILOT HAD ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR KETB FOR TOUCH AND GO LANDING RUNWAY 13. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN RUNWAY 13 THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. UNKNOWINGLY, THE PILOT ACCIDENTALLY REACHED FOR THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR INSTEAD OF THE INTENDED FLAP HANDLE AND INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS. THE RESULT ACTION CAUSED THE GEAR TO RETRACT WHILE APPROACHING ROTATIONAL SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PROCEEDED TO SLIDE WITH GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED CAUSING DAMAGE TO GEAR DOORS, ANTENNAS, PROPS, AND UNDERSIDE ALUMINUM SKIN COVERINGS. AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 13 AT THE INTERSECTION OF BOTH RUNWAY 13 AND 6 ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES.