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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 · Cedar City, UT · September 25, 2024

Date: September 25, 2024 · 15:20 local
Place: Cedar City, UT
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 2UUS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N455Q
Reported as: Beech 95-B55
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total264 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N455QRegistered now · Beech 95-B55S/N TC-1441 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 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.

The student pilot while attempting a touch and G0, moved the landing gear lever to the up position believing he was retracting the flaps. The instructor realizing the mistake put the gear lever in the down position. The right main had already collapsed causing the aircraft to drift off the runway. The damage to the aircraft was minor. The pilots and passenger did not sustain injuries.

Aircraft records were reviewed and found to have proper aircraft certification and current inspection status. Pilot records were reviewed and found to have the correct certification.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WHILE ATTEMPTING A TOUCH AND G0, MOVED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER TO THE UP POSITION BELIEVING HE WAS RETRACTING THE FLAPS. THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZING THE MISTAKE PUT THE GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE RIGHT MAIN HAD ALREADY COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. THE PILOTS AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES.

AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE PROPER AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION AND CURRENT INSPECTION STATUS. PILOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE THE CORRECT CERTIFICATION.