# NTSB CHI06LA089: Beech 95-55, N562T, Sikeston, MO, February 25, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 25, 2006, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Sikeston, MO - Coordinates: 36.898887, -89.561943 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8989&lon=-89.5619&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63347 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06LA089 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63347/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA089 ## Probable cause The inadvertent landing gear retraction by the pilot during an after landing taxi. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Gear collapsed, taxi - from landing - landing gear,gear warning system - lack of - gear retraction - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, taxi - from landing - terrain condition - other ## Analysis The airplane received substantial damage during an after landing taxi when the pilot retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps. The airplane was not equipped with an optional landing gear safety system. ## Factual narrative On February 25, 2006, at 1330 central standard time, a Beech 95-55, N562T, owned and piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage on impact with the runway when the pilot inadvertently raised the landing gear during an after landing taxi at Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport (SIK), Sikeston, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and two passengers were uninjured. The flight departed from Manila Municipal Airport, Manila, Arkansas, at 1255. The pilot stated that during an after landing taxi, he attempted to raise the flaps prior to making a turn onto a taxiway so as to keep as much weight on the wheels as possible in the gusty winds, which were about 20-26 knots. He stated that he inadvertently reached over and lifted the gear handle instead of the flaps as he intended. The pilot stated that he taxied the airplane about 20 mph with the flaps fully extended. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the airplane was not equipped with an optional landing gear safety system. No mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation were noted. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N562T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N562T-2009-04-15), registration cancelled 2009-04-15, S/N TC-35, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 95-55 - Registry model: [Beech 95-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (registry code 1152702) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TC-35 - Airframe hours: 4800 - Engines: Continental IO-470 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Pilot - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2006 - Departed: MXA, Manila, AR - Destination: SIK, Sikeston, MO - Airport: SIK, Sikeston Memorial Municipal, runway 02, 5,502 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; last flight review July 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 270 total, 62 in this make and model, 225 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 20 knots, gusting 23 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.28 inHg - Observed at: CGI, 20 nm away ## 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 20060225001869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060225001869A), Feb 25, 2006: Beech 9555, Sikeston, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) After landing runway 02, while on the way to the taxiway, the pilot attempted to raise the flaps for more positive control in gusty winds (approximately… ## Other investigations on N562T (1) 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. - [NTSB CHI86LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA234), Sep 29, 1986: Beech BE-95-55 (N562T), Shelbyville, IN, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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