# NTSB CHI00LA091: Beech 58, N19WM, Festus, MO, March 19, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 18, 2000, 21:15 local (Mar 19, 2000, 03:15 UTC)
- Place: Festus, MO
- Coordinates: 38.22042, -90.400619 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2204&lon=-90.4006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 48803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48803/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA091

## Probable cause

the pilot inadvertently retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps during the landing roll.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Gear retraction on ground, landing - roll
  - gear retraction - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The pilot reported he was performing a short field landing when the accident occurred.  He reported he intended to raise the flaps during the landing roll to '...shift weight of the aircraft to the wheels to assist in stopping.'  The pilot reported that instead of retracting the flaps he inadvertently retracted the landing gear.  The pilot's recommendation as to how the accident could have been prevented was 'Do not touch anything until clear of runway.'

## Factual narrative

On March 18, 2000, at 2115 central standard time, a Beech 58, N19WM, operated by Multi-Aero, Inc., collided with the terrain following an inadvertant landing gear retraction after touchdown on runway 36 (2,202' x 49') at the Festus Memorial Airport, Festus, Missouri.  The pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged.  The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and an IFR flight plan was filed.  The flight originated from Dexter, Missouri, at 2040 cst.

The pilot reported he was performing a short field landing when the accident occurred.  He reported he intended to raise the flaps during the landing roll to "...shift weight of the aircraft to the wheels to assist in stopping."  The pilot reported that instead of retracting the flaps he inadvertently retracted the landing gear.

The pilot's recommendation as to how the accident could have been prevented was "Do not touch anything until clear of runway."

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19WM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19WM-2006-11-13), registration cancelled 2006-11-13, S/N TH-393, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TH 393
- Engines: Continental IO-520-C 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Multi-Aero, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: DXE, DEXTER, MO
- Destination: FES
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: FES, Festus Memorial, runway 36, 2,202 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,500 total, 340 in this make and model, 1,200 as pilot in command, 80 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 61 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20000318006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000318006179A), Mar 18, 2000: Beech 58, Festus, MO, No damage. (-23) Pilot says that while landing on rwy 36 at Festus, he mistakenly put gear up thinking it was flaps. Aircraft sustained substantial damage including…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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